2024 African Anti-Corruption Day: EFCC Calls On Whistleblowers To Join Them










2024 African Anti-Corruption Day: EFCC Calls On Whistleblowers To Join Them

...Says Internet Fraudster Has Posed  Danger To The Nation Collective Progress



Iduozee Efe Paul, Benin

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has lamented that internet fraudster has posed great danger to the nation collective progress.

Olukayode made the assertion on the occasion of the 2024 African Anti-Corruption Day, titled:"Deepening Anti-Corruption Fight Through Effective Whistle Blowing", with the theme:" Effective Whistleblowing for Corruption-Free Nigeria," Benin city, Edo state, said whistleblowers are anti-corruption promoters.


Receiving questions from journalists.



According to the EFCC boss who spoke through the Acting Zonal Director, Benin Zonal Directorate, Effa I. Okim, after the sensitization campaign rally organized to create awareness against the danger of corruption assured every whistleblower of the commission protection.

" The world over, the issue of corruption has been a bane to both local and global development.

" There can be no accurate statistical or quantitative evaluation of the havoc corruption is wreaking on genuine efforts at development because of its pervasive and recurring nation. 

"Aside terrorism, corruption ranks, as the next deadliest affliction of humanity in every region of the world. In view of the danger and threat to our existence which corruption represents.

" It is imperative that individuals, communities, corporate bodies and indeed the whole world join hands together to tackle it frontally. 



" One way of doing this is through the whistle blowing initiative.The whistle-blowmg policy in Nigeria, was launched on December 21 2016, by the Federal Government through, the, Federal Ministry of Finance.

"  As an anti-corruption programme that  encourages, people to voluntarily disclose information about fraud, bribery,  looted government funds,  financial misconduct, abuse or embezzlement of government assets and any other form of corruption or theft.

"The theme of the 2024 African Anti-Corrupuion Day was “Effective Whistleblowing for Corruption-Free Nigeria”. whistleblowers are anti-corruption promoters.

 "Through their efforts, anti-corruption agencies are alerted about environmental compromises that should be investigated.

"The alert can come through verbal and non-verbal corridors. At the EFCC, the Eagle Eye app is an established corruption reporting device that is generating intelligence the Commission can leverage on," he added.



 Appealing  to the  whistleblowers to join them in the struggle, the EFCC head said," I urge whistleblowers to key into this device. Mails can be sent, telephone calls can be made, and personal visits can be made to any EFCC Command across the country to expose acts of shadiness around us.

" We also assure every whistle-blower of protection. EFCC will never betray you! One salient fact about whistle blowing is that, it shows commitment and drive towards anti-corruption.

" No effort is too little in this regard. Although there are ample rewards accruable to the whistleblower, the most important thing is the need to move the wheel of anti-corruption forward.

"This is a duty for every Nigerian and it is the focus of this year's anti-corruption Day," he stressed. 

Calling on all to join them to combat the menace, he asserted," On this note,  I want all of us to embrace this obligation more seriously. 

"We cannot win the war against corrupion through lip service, emotional outburst or mere mob campaigns. There is a need for commitment, passion, consistency and credibility of intelligence. 

"Every, whistle blown must point towards truth and evidential proofs. There is punishment for false claims and misleading intelligence. 

" Let us always remember that corruption affects all of us. An internet fraudster poses as much danger to our collective progress, as a looter of our national treasury. 

"We should not encourage their villainy by being indifferent, silent or non-committal. Whistle blowing is our own opportunity to kick against corruption, let us embrace a totally."

However, the awareness campaign which proceeded from Benin EFCC office went through Sapele road to Ring road, Airport road to Ezotic street and disseminated the anti-corruption messages to the general public.

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