Tag: EFCC Chairman

“6 out of 10 university students are into cybercrime” – EFCC 

Aminu Imam
EFCC boss on Yahoo Yahoo

Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has raised concern that about six in every 10 university students in Nigeria are involved in cybercrime. He made the remark yesterday at the opening of the 8th biennial conference of the Committee of Pro-Chancellors of State-Owned Universities in Nigeria (COPSUN), held in Kano. The theme of the event was: “Unlocking the potentials of artificial intelligence: University governance, internationalisation and rankings”. The EFCC chairman said recent field operations by the commission revealed widespread involvement of undergraduates in internet fraud…

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“Corruption, not religion or ethnicity, drives insecurity” – EFCC

Aminu Imam
EFCC on corruption

…Says tax law outrage fueled by ‘fake’ Bills  The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has identified corruption as the primary driver of insecurity in Nigeria, arguing that religion, ethnicity and regional agitations merely conceal a deeper structural problem. Olukoyede made the assertion while presenting a paper titled: ‘Corruption, National Security and Economic Prosperity’, at the Annual Lecture Series of the Nigeria Air Force Officers Mess Honorary Members’ Forum in Lagos. He spoke through the EFCC’s Director of Public Affairs, Commander CE Wilson Uwujaren.…

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Tinubu upright; supporting fight against graft – EFCC chair

Aminu Imam

Chairman of the Economic Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has lauded President Bola Tinubu as a leader doing the right thing and supporting the anti-graft agency in the anti-corruption war. Olukoyede made the statement on Tuesday, while hosting Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, (ICPC), Musa Aliyu, at the Commissions headquarters in Abuja. The EFCC chair said, We believe that with the kind of President we have, who is ready and willing to do the right thing and from what we have seen in…

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70% of Nigerian university students are Internet fraudsters – EFCC chairman

Aminu Imam

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) chairman, Ola Olukoyede, has labelled 70 per cent of Nigerian university students as internet fraudsters. According to a statement on the anti-corruption agencys X (formerly Twitter) page, the EFCC boss disclosed this while speaking on Monday with a delegation from Daar Communication Plc, at EFCC headquarters in Jabi, Abuja. Olukoyede had described internet-related crimes as a menace and cankerworm in society. According to him, It is worrisome that seven out of 10 students today are involved in cyber-crimes, indicating that 70 percent of Nigerian…

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Alleged N108.1bn Theft: “Dont use me as example”, Akpabio tells EFCC Chair

Aminu Imam

There was laughter in the Senate yesterday, when the Senate President Godswill Akpabio told acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, not to use him as an example in anti-corruption fight. Olukoyede, who appeared before the Senate for screening yesterday, had cited Akpabios name as an example in his presentation on investigating a graft case but suddenly stopped when he realised the mood of lawmakers in the Chamber. He had started saying, If we are investigating the Senate President for example prompting lawmakers to burst…

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Alleged Breach: Activist seeks order restraining EFCC Chairman from functioning

Aminu Imam

A human rights activist, Maxwel Opara, has asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to restrain the new chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Olanipekun Olukoyede, from carrying out the functions of the Commission. Opara, in an originating summons, which has President Bola Tinubu, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, the EFCC and Olukoyede as defendants, is contending that the latter is not qualified to hold the office. He also requested the court to set aside the appointment made by the president for being…

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