The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, has charged students in the country to steer away from internet fraud and other forms of financial crimes, stating that the future of the country depends on the choices young people make.
He gave the charge on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, when the students of Regent Secondary School, Abuja, came on a study visit to the Commission.
Speaking on behalf of Olukoyede, the Head of EFCC Radio and Deputy Commander of the EFCC, DCE Nwanyinma Okeanu, described such visits as an important aspect of young people’s sensitisation against corruption and fraudulent financial practices.
She observed that the students’ decision to visit the Commission marked a positive beginning in shaping their future and urged them to remain focused on the path of becoming responsible citizens.
According to her, “Having students visit us from time to time is one of how we try to tell you that your future begins with the choices you make as young people. What you are going to become begins with the choices you make today. And having chosen to visit EFCC, today marks a very good beginning to your future.”
Okeanu disclosed that the EFCC was established to restore Nigeria’s dignity by combating corruption, economic and financial crimes, stating that the Commission’s officers are committed to the fight to promote transparency and accountability and safeguard the nation’s future.
She warned against the increasing attraction of cybercrimes to young people and described corruption, economic and financial crimes as serious threats to national development.
Delivering a lecture titled, “Ills of Cybercrime,” Eniola Kayode of the Cybercrime Unit of the EFCC, enlightened the students on the nature, causes and consequences of cybercrime, and urged them to resist the temptation of internet fraud and other forms of financial crime.
She warned that while cybercrimes may appear to offer quick financial gains, it ultimately destroys lives, ruin futures and damage reputations and encouraged the students to channel their talents to productive ventures by using the internet for education, programming, digital skills, online businesses and innovations.
The Head of Enlightenment and Reorientation of the EFCC, Assistant Commander of EFCC, ACE II Aisha Mohammed, took the students through the mandate and functions of EFCC and urged them to be good ambassadors of the Commission and the country.
“You have to be good ambassadors. You have to contribute your own quota, and your voices matter,” she said.
In his remarks, the Humanities Trip Coordinator of Regent Secondary School, Jatau Shadrach Solomon, expressed gratitude to the Commission, noting that the visit has “expanded the students’ scope of learning.”
Two students of the school, Aisha Ismail and Dubem Moghalu, were decorated as EFCC ambassadors.
