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Corruption goes beyond offering money. This menace has crept into the inner precincts of the citadels of learninghence the tag ‘academic corruption’. Academic corruption include all selfish acts that are contrary to the just andequitable delivery of higher education resulting from the moral impurity of staff and students that deviate from theexpected ideal behaviours. In this context, academic corruption comprises plagiarism, fabrication, deception,cheating, bribery, sabotage, professional misconduct on the part of lecturers, impersonation on the part ofstudents, the use of institutional authority or name for personal gain in the process of higher education deliveryand reception. This paper examined the implication of academic corruption on quality education. Quality educationis such that provides learners with the capacity required to become economically beneficial, develop sustainablelivelihood, contribute to peaceful and democratic society through enhanced individual wellbeing. It also deals withstandard, efficiency, relevance, appropriateness and values. Thus, quality education is critical to a society thatrequires quality manpower for rapid development and transformation, and all these may not be feasible if aneducational system is afflicted with corruption because academic corruption interferes with the basic mission ofeducation. There is need therefore to avoid the sabotage of development by ensuring the formation of educated,competent and upright individuals for future leadership and growth.