Don’t cover up criminal tendencies, corruption has ruined us – EFCC

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ola Olukoyede, has called on Nigerian youths to stay focused, embrace technology for positive use, and expose criminal activities around them.

Speaking through Babatunde Sulaiman, Head of Public Affairs, Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, the EFCC boss gave the charge on Thursday, 2 October 2025, while addressing Batch B, Stream 2 corps members at the NYSC orientation camp in Iyana Ipaja, Lagos.

Olukoyede urged young Nigerians to use the EFCC’s Eagle Eye App to report fraud and financial crimes, stressing that corruption has crippled national development. “Don’t cover up fraudulent practices. Expose them. We must work to make things work,” he said.

The EFCC Chairman warned that involvement in internet fraud could destroy the future of many young Nigerians. He noted that being an ex-convict comes with severe consequences.

“An ex-convict cannot hold public office in future. Many will be denied visas, and no serious national or international company will be run by someone once jailed for fraud,” he cautioned.