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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has achieved the conviction of approximately 60 individuals for financial crimes in Rivers State this year.
The anti-corruption agency highlighted that internet fraud is the leading type of conviction and criminal case under investigation.
The EFCC urged the public to provide useful information to support its operations.
This announcement was made during an Anti-Corruption walk in Port Harcourt, which was also an event that marked the 2024 African Union Anti-Corruption Day, themed “Effective Whistleblower Protection Mechanism: A Critical Tool in the Fight Against Corruption”, organized by the Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the EFCC in collaboration with Civil Society Organisations, sister security agencies, and Relief International Africa.
The Acting Zonal Director of the EFCC’s Port Harcourt Directorate, Adebayo Adeniyi, noted that oil theft is a significant crime complicating the fight against corruption in the state, where criminal activity is notably high.
“I have been here for over three months. I came in from Abuja and I noticed that the kind of criminal offences that happen here are quite different because the terrain is different. Here you see bunkering and all of that, we don’t see those kinds of things in Abuja.
“The offence and criminal acts are different here. In that case you might have a bit of a high level of criminal activity here because of the activities here,” Adeniyi said.
“We have a lot of people under prosecution, but so far we have over 60 convictions, we have had this year. And we are going because we have a lot of cases in court. There are a lot of offences committed and a lot of investigations going on. The legal department and the operations departments are putting in their best.
“I am new in Rivers State, but I have not seen a lot of whistleblowers, but with this campaign today, it will bring awareness to the people. If you don’t communicate with people, they would not know you can communicate with them and receive this kind of information. We wish to inform them that they are safe when they give us information.
“Looking at it. You will see that internet fraud is always at a high level. We know our youths these days are every opportunity they go into internet fraud. So, the level of crime is high, that is why you see that we are trying to clamp down on them and see how we can reduce it.”
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