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EFCC, NANS Vow to Expose Young Fraudsters

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has
promised never to provide cover for the criminally-minded youth
within their fold in order to give proper effect to the fight
against crimes and criminality across the country.

The umbrella body of the Nigerian students made the pledge in
Ibadan on Friday, August 9, 2019 during a courtesy visit to the
Ibadan zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC.

Led by the Chairman of its Joint Campus Committee, Oyo State
Chapter, Olujuwon Asubiojo, the team conveyed the association’s
satisfaction on the Commission’s effort at ridding the Nigerian
society of economic and financial crimes, pledging its readiness to
use its influence to expose all forms of corruption across the
nation’s higher institutions of learning.

“Though, it is our responsibility to protect the interest of
students, we will not protect the interest of criminals,” he
said.

While stating the purpose of the visit, Asubiojo noted that the
association had always wanted to relate with the Commission on how
best the two bodies could collaborate to change the disturbing
trend of increasing rate of youth involvement in criminal
activities.

According to him, the trend has reached a worrisome level that
calls for strategic collaboration between their association and the
anti-graft body with a view to finding the means to change the
narrative in the interest of the future of the country.

“If we do not join hands with this Commission to fight
corruption, corruption will come back to fight us. Fight against
corruption is not just the duty of the EFCC, it is a patriotic
effort we must enlist in,” he enthused.

Asubiojo also disclosed to the EFCC some of the areas where NANS
wanted to join in the campaign, adding that his members were
willing to feature in any capacity that will extensively address
issues of corruption in the academic environment.

“We are already planning programmes to sensitize youths in the
tertiary institutions on the ills of corruption to the nation. We
would also implore the Commission to beam its searchlight on issues
of corruption at the administrative level in our tertiary
institutions. A lot is going on there which the EFCC needs to show
more than passing interest on,” he added.

While receiving the NANS delegation on behalf of the
Commission’s acting Chairman, Ibrahim Magu, the Ibadan Zonal Head,
Friday Ebelo, described the Commission as a youth-friendly body,
adding that the sustained crackdown on internet fraudsters in
recent times was to dissuade the youth from starting out their
lives as criminals and ex-convicts.

He thanked the student leaders for the visit, their suggestions
and offering to be part of the effort to make Nigeria a crime-free
society.

“The image of this country has been heavily battered by the
nefarious activities of the corrupt few. We are a hardworking
people and it is just a few that are denting the image of the
country,” he said.

The EFCC boss charged them to face their life challenges with
determination and ensure that they give their best in all they do,
saying ‘hard work pays.’

“Youths should invest their time in things that will bring pride
to their families, not shame” he admonished.

He then assured them of robust collaboration henceforth, adding
that all issues brought before the Commission will be looked
into.

Tony Orilade
Ag. Head, Media & Publicity
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Magu Expresses Confidence in NDA for Training of Cadets

The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu has reiterated his confidence in the
Nigerian Defence Academy, NDA owing to the sustained high level of
discipline and professionalism, which has been sustained by the
Academy for decades.

Magu made the assertion through Prof. Ladi Hamalai, the newly
appointed Commandant of the EFCC Academy, Karu, Abuja who paid a
familiarisation visit and tour of the NDA as part of activities
towards the passing-out-parade, POP of the EFCC’s Detective
Superintendent Course 8 Cadets currently undergoing training.

Receiving the EFCC entourage, which included officers from the
Kaduna Zonal Office of the EFCC, the Commandant of the NDA, Maj-Gen
A. Oyebade expressed delight in the partnership with the EFCC.

“It is indeed an honour to be part and parcel of the training of
the EFCC-would be officers of the Commission,” he said, adding that
the Commission could always count on the NDA in the fight against
corruption.

While addressing the Cadets, Hamalai, charged them to see
themselves as lucky.

“Nigerians are looking up to the Commission, which you belong
to, to rid Nigeria of the cankerworm of corruption for betterment
of us all,” Hamalai said.

Speaking of the Cadets, R.B. Bello, appreciated the Magu-led
administration for the opportunity to be counted to work with the
EFCC, and expressed the readiness and zeal to contribute “immensely
to the fight against corruption”.

Hamalai was accompanied on the visit and tour by the Deputy
Commandant of the EFCC Academy, Shettima Durtu; Course Coordinator,
Ibrahim Bappah; Director Legal Services of the Course, George
Adebola; Financial Studies Department Officer, Obiagelli Okechukwu,
and the Admin Officer, Bitrus Yakubu.

Tony Orilade
Ag. Head, Media & Publicity