The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has called on youths in the South East to assist the agency in ridding the region of all forms of corruption and financial crimes.
Olukoyede, who made the call in Enugu State at the 2025 Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) Conference, said that without the youth, the future was not assured.
“We are resilient , and always insist that the right thing is done against all odds. Please, cooperate with us. We are not your enemies, we are your friends. We are here to protect you and to serve you”, he said.
While speaking on the theme, “The Police and The Youth, Bridging The Gap”, he explained that the Commission aimed to sanitise the South-East region and enable the youths to achieve their future endeavours.
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“The EFCC is here to enable the youths and help them re-align with their future endeavours because, without them, our tomorrow is not assured, Olukoyede, who was represented by the agency’s Acting Enugu Zonal Director, Aisha Abubakar, said on Thursday.
” We need the youths to hand over to, but they must have integrity, be knowledgeable, and willing to impact the community. We are determined to turn the fortunes of the Southeast completely around, in relation to the fight against economic and financial crimes, “he added.
He urged the youths to support the EFCC, especially in the area of intelligence sharing.
According to him, the agency was not just about service delivery and dignity.
He, thereafter, enjoined the youth to take advantage of the Eagle Eye App by downloading it and reporting fraudulent activities around them.
Earlier, Martins Ugwu, who is the PCRC Coordinator, Enugu State Youth Committee, said that the essence of the conference was to bring together, village and community youth leaders, leaders from notable youth organizations in the southeast, and security agencies to address concerns and find solutions to issues affecting the relationship between the youth and law enforcement agencies.
Ugwu”, We aim to empower our youths to see law enforcement agencies as partners in progress, guardians of their lives and properties as we aim to create a society where every youth feels safe, heard and valued, not oppressed and suppressed. “
In January 2025, no fewer than 37 suspected internet fraudsters, popularly known as ‘ Yahoo Boys, ‘ were arrested by the EFCC in Awka, the Anambra State capital.
The suspects were apprehended by agency operatives during a sting operation at the Commissioners ‘ Quarters on Dr. J. O. Ukwutinife Close in Ifite, Awka.
The anti-graft agency said all the suspects were male, saying their arrest followed intelligence linking them to fraudulent internet activities.
Items recovered from them include six exotic cars, laptops, and mobile phones.
Source: Channels TV
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