Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has underscored the need for increased cooperation and understanding among stakeholders in the fight against economic and financial crimes.
Speaking through EFCC Public Affairs Director, Wilson Uwujaren, at the 2025 EFCC–Media/Civil Society Organisations capacity-building workshop in Abuja, Olukoyede said partnership with the media and CSOs is at the very center of achieving enduring success in the fight against corruption.
“Media and civil society organizations are critical to the fight against all forms of financial crimes. They are the right ear and the left ear of the same horse sharing one mandate in common, and that is to bring out shadiness and integrity failures in individuals and groups in the nation,” he added.
He further stated that the workshop was to address operational, legal, and media concerns, and more understanding of these challenges would increase public admiration for EFCC operations.
EFCC Legal and Prosecution Director, CE Dr. Ben Ubi, also contributed, stating moves by the commission to ensure Nigeria is not listed among non-cooperating countries by FATF. In the absence of continued intervention by EFCC, he added, Nigeria was at risk of being blacklisted.
On emerging threats, Sam Agbi Enahoro of the EFCC’s Cybercrime Section advised stakeholders to desist from making suspicious online payments, particularly cryptocurrency payments, which he claimed were being more and more employed for fraud.
