The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has called on corps members across the country to embrace hard work by looking inward and challenge their creative abilities to bring up ideas, perspectives and drives that can grow the economy.
The EFCC Boss was of the opinion that corps members would serve more useful purposes to Nigeria if their potentials are positively channeled, while urging them to shun all acts of economic and financial crimes, including cyber-crimes.
This admonition was contained in a Lecture entitled: “Roles of Youths in Curbing Economic and Financial Crimes” delivered on his behalf by the Head, Public Affairs Department, Ilorin Zonal Command of the EFCC, Ayodele Babatunde to Batch C Stream 1 corps members, at the NYSC Orientation Camp, Yikpata, Edu Local Government, Kwara State.
While acknowledging the role of the youths as key to winning the fight against corruption, the EFCC Chairman said: “As dynamic young men and women, our desire is to harness your intelligence and energy for greater public good in your areas of primary assignments.”
Decrying corruption and its negative consequences, Olukoyede said, “The scourge of internet fraud has become a pervasive trouble in the land. Youths are getting embroiled in all sorts of cybercrime to the detriment of their future and the image of our nation. This is one undesirable situation that calls for concern.”
He urged corps members to be a change agent by refusing to be involved, collaborate, facilitate or perpetrate any form of economic crime stressing that in their places of primary assignment, they should steer clear of criminality.
Similarly, at the NYSC Orientation Camp, Asaya, Kabba, Kogi State, the EFCC chairman enjoined corps members to shun corruption and be whistle blowers by joining the league of Nigerians using the Eagle Eye App to report corrupt acts in their environments.
“As young Nigerians, you can offer whistle blowing services to the EFCC through the Eagle Eye App. It is a digital means of conveying information to us without necessarily disclosing your identity. Only ensure that information supplied to the EFCC is true and credible,” he said.
The EFCC boss who was represented by Gbenga Adewoye of the Public Affairs Department, Ilorin Zonal Command assured the corps members that “the EFCC is determined to curb corruption in all its ramifications including ‘yahoo-yahoo’ and other forms of economic and financial crimes and would spare no effort in bringing culprits to justice”.
