The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has called on youth to go beyond the tokenism of public statements, to actively embracing the fight against cybercrime and corruption in Nigeria.

This disclosure was made on Tuesday, July 6, 2021 by the Port Harcourt Zonal Head of the EFCC, Assistant Commander of the EFCC , ACE 11 Aliyu Naibi while receiving representatives of the Niger Delta Students Union Government in his office. According to him, " the fight against corruption affects Nigerians the most and that is why the EFCC is in the forefront of making sure it is curbed. The effect of cyber crime puts Nigeria in a wavy sea. It loses its image, economy, employment, so, we are fighting cyber crime to help the economy”. He challenged youths in the country to go beyond formal ceremonies of visits and making statements “it has to be realistic and practical, I want to see you organizing lectures, symposium to invite us to come and deliver lectures against cyber crimes", he said.

Naibi stated that the EFCC's chairman, Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa is interested in youth development and desirous of mobilising youths in the fight against corruption. " Youths are very strong people to sensitise the public about the evils of cyber crimes. Cyber crimes affect the image of the country, if left unchecked. And when you talk about the image, you are talking about investment, investment affects the economy, the economy affects employment and employment affects the youths. You can see the linkage. So, It is important that youths get involved in the fight against cyber crimes". he said.

Earlier, National President, Niger Delta Students Union Government, NIDSUG, Comrade Maaloo Dgreat, commended the EFCC in its fight against corruption within the Niger Delta region especially "tackling of cyber crimes which is rampant in Nigerian Universities. Cyber crime is on the increase on our campuses and this is one of the things we want to bring to you, on how we can go about giving a digital value, real reorientation programme that will help curb or reduce or even neutralize it".

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7 July, 2021