WHY CORPS MEMBERS MUST REPORT WRONGDOING - EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has urged corps members across the country to take advantage of the government's whistleblowing policy and expose corrupt practices in their primary locations.

On Thursday, September 22, 2022, the Kano Zonal Assistant Commander of the EFCC, ACE Farouq Dogandaj, gave the charge in Dutse, Jigawa State, while addressing members of the EFCC/Community Development Service group of the NYSC.

According to him, the task of moving the country forward can only be accomplished if corps members work together with other interest groups to expose cases of economic and financial crime in their communities.

Dogondaj, speaking through the Command's Head of Public Affairs, Idris Isigaku, urged corps members to see themselves as key stakeholders in the fight against economic crime and to avoid all internet-related offenses.

"The EFCC is calling on you to take advantage of the whistle blower policy of the government, by reporting any questionable practice wherever you find yourself. Being a mere spectator and lamenting that things are not done rightly, will not help the country. You must wake up and take ownership of the fight against corruption in order to salvage the nation from the yoke of stagnation.

"The fight against corruption cannot be left in the hands of law enforcement agencies alone, all stakeholders must key into the crusade and fight it to the barest minimum. The EFCC has realized that, youths who are regarded as leaders of tomorrow, are the ones engaged in cyber fraud. This should no longer continue," he said.