The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has just announced a collaboration with the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps to fight against illegal oil bunkering, illegal mining, and other economic crimes in the Niger Delta region.
This partnership was announced on Friday via the official anti-graft agency X (formerly Twitter) page after the organizations reached an agreement on Thursday, May 30, during the visit of the Zonal Commander, NSCDC Zone L, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Assistant Commandant General, Ayinla Taiwo Olowo, and a delegation of his officers to the Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the EFCC on a courtesy visit.
While speaking, Olowo appreciated the EFCC’s effort in the anti-corruption fight and reaffirmed the NSCDC’s readiness to work with the Commission against economic sabotage and for the protection of the nation’s critical infrastructure and natural mineral resources in the region.
The Zonal commander said: “No agency that wants to succeed in this country that will not want to identify with an organisation like EFCC. That is why I have come here. I want the robust synergy between us to be sustained for the betterment of this country because we all have a duty to make sure that this country is delivered from all infractions so that we will make progress.”
Responding to Olowo, the Acting Zonal Director of EFCC, PortHarcourt Command, ACE 1, Adebayo Adeniyi, expressed delight over the visit.
He thanked the NSCDC team for its desire to enhance the collaboration both agencies of government have had over the years and promised that the EFCC would be ready to work with the NSCDC for the interest of the country.
Adeniyi said, “The most important thing about law enforcement is synergy. Working together is the beauty of the job. Instead of competing, we are supposed to be working together. With that, I believe we will be able to achieve a lot of things together. You talked about illegal mining. We do a lot of related investigations, and money laundering is also one of the crimes we investigate. Once you make an arrest and the matter is related to what we prosecute, you can hand it over to us for prosecution,” Olowo appreciated the resilience and efforts.”
