Agency Asks Mothers To Be Active In Battle Against Corruption

In galore Nigerian households, mothers are the archetypal enactment of subject and guidance. They signifier the values of their children and play a decisive relation successful molding the aboriginal of society.

It is this quiescent but almighty power that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is calling connected women to usage successful the combat against corruption and cybercrime.

The telephone was made successful Abuja past Thursday during the “You Against Crime Festival,” organised by You Against Crime International (YACI).

Representing the EFCC chairman, Ola Olukoyede, the caput of the commission’s Enlightenment and Reorientation Unit, adjunct commandant of the EFCC (ACE II) Aisha Muhammed, urged Nigerian mothers and women to emergence arsenic cardinal allies successful the anti-corruption campaign.

“Mothers and women play important roles successful everything that we do, and they tin bash the aforesaid successful the combat against corruption and cybercrime,” she said.

“Parenting is the astir important portion of our culture. Parents should inquire questions, cognize their children’s friends, and support an oculus connected them. Don’t permission your children to society.”

She stressed that corruption is not lone fought successful authorities offices oregon courtrooms but besides successful homes wherever values are archetypal taught. According to her, galore cases of cybercrime among youths could person been prevented with person parental guidance.

To this end, the EFCC has created preventive initiatives specified arsenic Integrity Clubs successful superior and secondary schools, Zero Tolerance Clubs successful tertiary institutions, and the “Women Against Corruption” platform, each designed to “catch them young” and equip families with tools to defy crime.

The festival convener and YACI president, Tayo Florunsho, said the lawsuit was designed to supply solutions alternatively than specified complaints astir crime. “We are present to collectively enactment unneurotic to spot however students and youths tin adhd worth to the services of information agencies. We can’t bash it connected our own; this is astir dialogue, partnership, and uncovering solutions,” helium stated.