EFCC advises youths against Cyber Crime
As part of efforts to engage the student community in the campaign against cybercrime, the Ibadan Zonal Commander of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Assistant Commander of the EFCC, Kanu Idagu, has advised the youth to desist from cybercrime, warning that it could ruin their lives.
He gave this charge on Thursday, October 7, 2021 while delivering a lecture on Information and Communication Technology and Social Order at the Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ibadan. Kanu who was represented by the Head of Economic Governance of the Command, Chief Superintendent of the EFCC, David Nkpe defined cybercrime as any form of illegal act perpetrated by using the internet.
He said the youths should realise that cybercrime has effects which could destroy their future.
Kanu expressed dismay that some families openly encourage the criminal activities of their children because of the benefits they derive from such activities and then justify it with the high rate of unemployment and poverty in Nigeria.
He assured that the Commission remains steadfast in its determination to reduce cyber crime to the barest minimum in the country.
The Head of Department, Prof. E. Nwokocha thanked the EFCC for considering the invitation and bringing the practical lessons to bear in the students’ experience.
“This will no doubt serve as warning shots and equip the students to steer clear of these crimes and serve as vanguard for social order ,”he stated.
