The Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee (EFCC) has alerted stakeholders that many youths in Nigeria are caught up within the rat race for unearned riches by means of fraudulent on-line actions.
This was disclosed in a press release on Friday titled, “EFCC Decries Youths’ Involvement in Cybercrime in Lagos.”
The Performing Zonal Director of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the EFCC, Ahmed Ghali, acknowledged this throughout a seminar organized by the Police Neighborhood Relations Committee (PCRC) with the theme, “The Position of the Boy Little one in Neighborhood Growth and Security.”
He expressed concern over the involvement of youths in cybercrime within the nation.
“The reason being clear: many youths are more and more drifting in the direction of delinquent behaviours that may disrupt public peace, hurt people, or degrade the setting. Along with generally identified delinquent behaviours, web fraud has change into a prevalent pastime amongst many youths,” he added.
“In the event you use the web properly, it could actually elevate you financially and allow you to contribute to your group’s growth. Nevertheless, when you select to make use of the web for legal functions, you gained’t simply hurt your unsuspecting victims, however you’ll additionally jeopardize your personal private targets.”
This growth comes months after the EFCC alerted Nigerians to intelligence indicating that web fraudsters are actually carrying weapons and interesting in ritual killings, amongst different legal actions.
The Fee added that the actions of web fraudsters have gotten more and more hazardous to public security and safety.
“Intelligence has proven that these criminals are carrying arms, concerned in kidnapping, banditry, ritual killings, and different lethal acts. The general public mustn’t fold its arms or enable itself to be deceived into pondering they’re merely ‘Yahoo girls and boys,” the EFCC had acknowledged.
The anti-graft company had raised the alarm whereas expressing grief over the lack of one among its officers, Assistant Superintendent of the EFCC, ASE11 Aminu Sahabi Harisu, who was mentioned to have been killed in chilly blood whereas on reputable obligation on January 17, 2025, monitoring a suspected web fraudster, Joshua Chukwubueze Ikechukwu.
