EFCC Seeks Collaboration with Journalists to Prevent Criminality in Edo, Delta, Ondo
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has sought collaboration with journalists in the fight against crime and criminality in Edo, Delta and Ondo States.
Acting Zonal Director of EFCC in charge of Edo, Delta and Ondo States, Mr. Effa Okim, sought the cooperation of journalists yesterday when he led a team of his management team on a courtesy call to the Warri Correspondent’s Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Warri.
Okim said that the fight against economic crimes and criminality could not be left alone in the hands of the EFCC because it needed the collaboration of all Nigerians, including members of the press, to be successful.
He observed that the society would not be comfortable for all to live if everyone folds his arms and allow crime and criminality to strive.
According to him, many youths now engage in crime with impunity since nobody checks them, noting that many parents, instead of discouraging their wards who may possess some property when they were not working to have such, encourage them thereby promoting more crime in the society.
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The acting zonal director of EFCC said that henceforth it is not only those who engage in crime and criminality that would be arrested and prosecuted but those who aid and abet crime in the society.
He acknowledged that fighting crime is not going to be easy but with the collaboration of the media and all persons, the goal of reducing crime to the barest minimum would be achieved.
“l know, fighting crime is not going to be easy but with your collaboration, it would be easy,” he added.
Effa said that by merely looking at the way children are behaving in the society today, he knew that something had gone wrong, adding that if something is not done to remedy the situation it would not be well with Nigerians.
“When l watch the way our children behave these days, l asked myself, where have we gone wrong? Where did we depart from our culture? This means, somebody is not playing his roles. We have to restore our culture for things to move well,” he added
He, therefore, charged parents to warn their children to stay away from crime and criminality noting that they would face the wrath of the law if they are apprehended.
The Chairman of Warri Correspondent’s Chapel, Mr. Okies Okpomo, in his response, pledged the support of members towards making the Commission achieve the purpose it was set.
