OPINION C alling for a Legal Framework for Whistle Blowing in Nigeria By: Douglas Ogbankwa Esq The concept of whistle blowing is a novel concept in the Nigerian System. It gained some traction with the advocacy of Professor Yemi Osinbanjo SAN, former Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Whistle blowing is an attempt to stop something bad that someone is doing, especially by bringing it to the attention of other people, and the public. There is no known law that regulates the concept of whistle blowing in Nigeria. It is therefore left to the whims and caprices of the operators of the Nigerian Government. As in anything that is left to the whimsical wishes of Nigerian Government officials, whistle blowers have mostly found themselves in jail, for exposing a fraud, crime, and evil activities of some unscrupulous people, than for them to be given credit or compensation for their activities. It is so easy for you to steal public funds in Nigeria, but ver...