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    3 Mins ReadMay 30, 2024

    EFCC Cracks Down On Corruption, Over 3,100 Convictions Secured In One Year

    By Amina MohammedMay 30, 2024No Comments3 Mins Read
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    Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede,  said the commission  secured  3,175 convictions and recovered  N156, 276,691,242.30  between May 29, 2023 and May 29, 2024 when President Bola Ahmed Tinubu assumed office.

    He expressed regrets that the involvement of youths in internet fraud  has continued to pose serious concerns to every stakeholder in the anti-graft war.
    He spoke in Abuja  at the launch of Zero Tolerance Club in the University of Abuja.

    Olukoyede, who spoke through the Secretary to the Commission, Mohammed Hammajoda, said the EFCC  also recovered some foreign currencies from suspects.
    He listed the foreign cash seizures as  $43,835,214.24,  ยฃ25,365.00,  โ‚ฌ186,947.10, โ‚น51,360.00, C$3,750.00 , A$740.00,  ยฅ74,754.00, R35,000.00, 42,390.00 UAE Dirhams, 247.00 Riyals and 21,580, 867631 Crypto Currency.

    He said: โ€œIn spite of this commendable performance, the commission is deeply worried about the increasing involvement of young people, including students, in cybercrime, popularly called yahoo yahoo.  Hundreds of suspects are arrested monthly, with many of them ending up in jail.

    โ€œThere is no justification that will make yahoo yahoo acceptable. Contrary to the impression in some quarters, being a fraudster is not synonymous with creativity or being smart.

    โ€œ As students,   you are expected to channel your creative energies into useful engagements and not get entangled in cheating others of their resources.โ€
    He called on students of the University to stay away from internet fraud.
    He said conviction for fraud โ€œ is a burden that will leave a life-long scar on the fortunes of these youthsโ€.

    He said there was no justification for cybercrime anywhere.

    Also speaking,  Director of Public Affairs Department of the Commission, DCE Wilson Uwujaren said the Commission was at the University not only to inaugurate Zero Tolerance Club, but also to mobilise youths against the ills of corruption.

    โ€œThe blessings that God has given Nigeria have not really translated into wealth for all of us. And for some of us who are a little bit older, we have cause to express worry about the future of our children and the future of our youths.

    โ€œThis is why the EFCC is here today not only to launch a Zero Tolerance Club for you, but to also sensitize you on why it is important for you to embrace the fight against corruption,โ€ he said.

    He said the club is โ€œa platform of continuous conversation on why our nation has to fight and win the war against corruptionโ€.

    In his welcome address, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Abuja, Prof.

    Abdulrasheed Naโ€™Allah charged the youths to be productive and avoid doing anything that would destroy the good name or image of their families.

    He urged them to be productive like their counterparts in developed nations where talents  are used for creativity and innovation rather than indulging in internet fraud.

    He commended Olukoyede and management of the commission for finding the University of Abuja worthy for a Zero Tolerance Club.

    In his presentation on the ills of cybercrime,  Assistant Commander of the EFCC,  ACEII David Ife advised youths to channel their energy towards productive and beneficial purposes for themselves and the nation at large.

    He said criminality offered no gain to anyone.

    The Head,  Enlightenment and Reorientation Unit of the Commission, ACE11 Aisha Mohammed said the essence of the launch of the club in Universities was to develop, nurture and empower future leaders to be proactive and  be โ€œAmbassadors of the commission through education.

    He said the EFCC will use the club to โ€œguide them to propagate the core-values  of anti-corruption in their family, neighbourhood, schools, communities, societies and the country at largeโ€.

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