The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has called on other security agencies to join hands with the Commission in the fight against corruption.

Garba Dugum, Zonal Head, EFCC Uyo Office, made the call on Thursday, January 30, 2020, when the Commander, 2 Brigade Nigerian Army, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Brigadier General FU Mijinyawa paid a courtesy visit to the Uyo Zonal Office of the EFCC.

Describing the visit as "timely", Dugum said that the fight against corruption needed a robust framework with a view to creating a forum of relevant stakeholders towards making the fight an all encompassing.

Dugum said: "Fighting corruption requires collaborative efforts from all other agencies like the military, the police, the department of state services (DSS) to mention but a few.

The corruption level in the country must be checked if we want development fast tracked in every facet of our lives."
 

While appreciating Mijinyawa for the visit, the zonal head further noted that the zone had secured convictions of oil thieves in partnership with the Army Command.

In his response, Mijinyawa said the essence of the visit was to cement the existing relationship between the Command and the zone as the EFCC had always been a major stakeholder in the security sector.  

"The EFCC is a major stakeholder that we have been collaborating with and I came to assure you that what I met on ground, we are going to build on it and then cement the existing relationship further. I want to assure you that our doors are open and you can always count on our support," he said.




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January 31, 2020