The Chairman of the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee, Ola Olukoyede, has mentioned the fee beneath him would combat in opposition to financial and monetary crimes and different acts of corruption.
He said this in Abuja whereas addressing representatives of the Nationwide Affiliation of Nigerian College students who had been on the EFCC’s headquarters, Abuja on a solidarity go to on Monday.
Based on a press release by the fee’s spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, Olukoyede promised that the EFCC wouldn’t relent in its efforts to fight corruption within the nation.
He mentioned, “It’s a collective duty to combat corruption in Nigeria, EFCC is not going to relent, I promise you that no matter it’ll price us to combat this combat we are going to combat it. As Nigerian College students, you could have a future and it’s our duty to guard you to make sure that you efficiently run by means of your instructional system and go out and get an excellent job.”
Olukoyede insisted that leaders in any respect ranges of presidency needs to be accountable to the folks, mentioning that each alternative to serve Nigerians needs to be thought of a privilege with readiness to supply most advantages to the folks.
“There may be nothing private about it, what we’re saying is we should be capable of maintain folks accountable, if in case you have spent eight years, 4 years, even whether it is one yr, by the point you come out, the place you’re holding is a place of belief on behalf of all Nigerians- so what we’re merely saying is that if you end, come, we wish you to elucidate the way you spent our widespread wealth while you’re within the workplace,” he mentioned.
He urged the youth to affix arms with the EFCC and be foot troopers of the fee, in addition to lengthen the message of the EFCC and help the nice trigger and course of the EFCC to the thirty-six states of the federation.
He thanked President Bola Tinubu for creating the College students Loans Scheme, including that it’ll assist the scholars in securing a greater future.
He assured the scholars that the EFCC would work in live performance with the scheme’s handlers to make sure its objective is achieved.
Olukoyede additionally reacted to a shadowy group threatening to invade the fee’s workplaces throughout the nation within the guise of drawing their issues to some operations of the EFCC.
“I do know they’re being sponsored by the folks we’re investigating,” he mentioned.
He assured that there shall be no sacred cows within the anti-corruption combat.
Olukoyede mentioned, “A few of you could have been asking questions on one or two those who we’ve got been investigating. Don’t fear all people can have his day in court docket, I promise you that,” he mentioned.
He dismissed insinuations about latest operations of the EFCC in Akure and Lagos, explaining that out of the 127 suspects arrested in Akure, 113 had been indicted and 80 already charged to court docket.
Within the Lagos operations, he disclosed that over 100 suspects arrested have been indicted for involvement in web fraud. He charged the scholars to be reform-minded and desist from anti-social tendencies.