Heads of law enforcement agencies in
Niger State as well as the state's judiciary have declared their willingness to
share intelligence with the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission, EFCC and give it every other support in
its efforts to eliminate corruption, economic and financial
crimes in the country.
The declaration came when the Acting Director
of the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the EFCC, ACE I Bawa Usman
Kaltungo paid a familiarization visit to the
state's Commissioner of Police, Adamu Abdullahi Elleman; Niger State
Director of the Directorate of State Services, DSS, Usman Bello
Ibrahim, fsi; Niger State Sector Commander of the Federal Road
Safety Corps, FRSC, Kumar Tsukwan, Niger State Commandant of
Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Adamu Abdullahi
Kambra,fcai,fiifs, and Niger State Commander, National Drug Law
Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Shehu.N.Gwadabawa, few days ago.
While identifying illegal mining of solid minerals as
a severest economic crime taking place in the state, the heads of the law
enforcement agencies noted that intelligence sharing was key in assisting the
EFCC in tackling the scourge.
The Niger State Commissioner of
Police, CP Elleman, while declaring his cooperation and full
support for the anti-corruption fight of the EFCC, said
that assisting the Commission achieve its mandate “is and
will remain a top priority for the Nigeria Police.”
In the same vein, the Commander, Niger State
Joint Non-Conventional Security Groups, Kabiru Umaru Kudu and the state
coordinator, Coalition of Nigerian Youth on Security and Safety Affairs
(CONYSSA) Youth Empowerment Initiatives, Dalhatu Abubakar Iya as
well as the chairman of Nigerian Union of Journalists, NUJ in
the state, Abu Nmodu, praised the EFCC for its dedication and
professionalism in the anti-corruption fight and pledged the full
support of their organisations to the Commission.
"The EFCC is a strategic partner in progress
for our organization and as such we are ready to stand and work with the
Commission especially in the area of illegal mining and cybercrime which
has become a troubling thorn for Niger State. We are tired of seeing
our resources which are meant to better the lives of the people being mined
illegally and taken to other countries. Seeing EFCC here with us has given
us more zeal and encouragement to stand up and commit towards the fight against
economic and financial crimes,” Kudu said.
Kaltungo acknowledged the critical roles CONYSSA,
and the NUJ are playing in ensuring that economic and financial
crime are tackled in the state and assured them of the EFCC’s maximum
support and collaboration in their efforts. He noted
that “engagements such as this is key to an effective fight against
corruption. We enjoin you to also take up the fight against corruption
because EFCC cannot do it alone."
While urging all stakeholders in the state to join
hands to the rid the youth in the state of inclination to internet crimes,
Kaltungo noted that "Yahoo boys are not relenting in their nefarious
activities and Niger State is fast becoming their safe haven, so there is
a need to flush them out fast."
In a related
development, Kaltungo has reiterated his commitment to the fight
against economic and financial crimes and commended the Niger State
judiciary for its critical roles in the fight. He stressed that
the judiciary was instrumental to the Commission’s successes, adding that
the support of the judiciary was highly needed for the continued
success of the Commission.
He stated this further in his familiarization
tour to the Chief Judge of Niger State, Hon. Justice Halima
Abdulmalik, the Presiding Judge of the Federal High Court,
Minna Judicial Division, Hon. Justice A.M Dan-ige and the Attorney General
and Commissioner for Justice, Niger State, Barrister Nasiru
Mua'zu Esq, respectively.
?“We are here to thank you for all your support
and also solicit for more synergy and collaborations,” he said.
?The justices expressed delight at
the resilience and successes of the EFCC in the anti-corruption
fight and assured that the judiciary in the state was poised to
support the Commission in its efforts at eradicating corruption,
economic and financial crimes in the country.
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