July 03, (THEWILL) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned the public against an alleged plan by an undisclosed group to instigate a protest against the Commission.
A statement issued on Wednesday, by the Spokesperson of the anti-graft agency, Dele Oyewale, said the group has been actively campaigning on social media, recruiting young Nigerians, including students, to take up “arms” against the Commission.
According to Oyewale, the campaign is being promoted as resistance to the operational activities of the Commission, especially concerning the enforcement of the laws dealing with cybercrimes.
“The Commission, while not averse to protests by citizens, is alarmed by emerging evidence that suggests a grand design by corrupt elements under investigation or prosecution by the Commission to exploit the so-called protest to orchestrate a national uprising that may threaten the peace and security of our dear nation.
“As a responsible law enforcement organisation, the Commission will not tolerate any breakdown of law and order anywhere in the country, especially around its office locations across Nigeria.
“EFCC, working in concert with sister security agencies, is therefore taking necessary measures to deal with possible threats to the peace and security of Nigeria,” he said.
The spokesman appealed to parents, guardians, and heads of tertiary institutions to take responsibility for ensuring that their wards are not recruited to be used in a proxy war against the Commission by vested corrupt interests.
Maintaining that the war being waged by the Commission against corruption and cybercrime is to protect the future of the youth of the country, he added that the future of the country is imperilled if Nigeria degenerates further in the global reckoning as a den of fraudsters.
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