The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has stressed the need to checkmate the growing rate of youth involvement in cybercrime in the country.
The Executive Chairman of the Commission, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, described their involvement in cybercrime as a threat to their future leadership of the country.
Olukoyede was quoted in a statement by Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, receiving a courtesy visit, saying that the menace must be jointly addressed by the relevant stakeholders.
He, therefore, called for wider media enlightenment of youths as a countermeasure against the menace of internet fraud.
The EFCC boss said that reports and intelligence available to him indicated that, unless this trajectory of youth involvement in internet fraud is addressed and reversed, the future of their leadership of our great nation may be threatened, and if it continues in the next 10 years, 7 out of 10 of our youths may be getting involved in cybercrimes.
At no time did he say that “seven out of 10″ Nigerian students are criminals.”. His concerns still bother him about breaking the jinx of mass indulgence among youths in cybercrime.
The EFCC wishes to assure the public that Olukoyede is doubly committed to the progress of Nigerian youths, and this underscores his calls for collaborative interventions in offering them more productive and sustainable alternatives.
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