The EFCC has expressed concern about the recent increase in cybercrimes and fake currency in the Benue axis.
Mr. Abdulkarim Chukkol, the commission’s acting chairman, revealed this on Thursday in Makurdi and stated that steps had been made to rectify the issue.
The EFCC chairman delivered his remarks during a session on “Effective Reporting of Economic and Financial Crimes,” which was planned for 30 journalists from the nation’s top media outlets.
Chukkol was represented by Mr. Friday Ebelo, Head of the EFCC’s Makurdi Zonal Office.
According to him, the commission’s main goal is to eradicate all corruption from the nation, and it will continue to carry out its tasks in a competent and effective manner.
Recoveries totaling several billions of naira have been made through the commission’s enforcement efforts, and the country’s anti-money laundering system has been reinforced.
The actions of these entities, which are susceptible to money laundering, are now subject to more stringent regulation, he continued.
The EFCC chairman issued a warning against giving out bank account information to anyone in order to prevent its use in shady financial transactions.
“I would like the media to inform my family, friends, politicians, and other people that allowing their businesses or bank accounts to be used to launder the proceeds of criminal operations puts them at risk of going to jail.
Family members and close associates of politicians and public office holders, including senior civil workers, are now categorised as Politically Exposed Persons under the Money Laundering Act.
“The EFCC is determined to ensure that anyone who steals from the public treasury and all those who assist them under whatever guise, are brought to justice, and ignorance of the law will not be an excuse,” he declared.
