The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has rejected media reports that its Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, purportedly said ‘seven out of every ten Nigerian students are criminals.’
Dele Oyewale, the anti-graft agency’s spokesperson, announced the development in a statement on Thursday.
He revealed that the EFCC Chairman, in a recent meeting with members of civil society organisations, had simply asked for broader media enlightenment of youngsters as a countermeasure to the threat of cyber fraud.
He added that Olukoyede noted that unless the trajectory of youth involvement in internet fraud is addressed and reversed, the future of their leadership of the country may be jeopardised and that if it continues in the next 10 years, seven out of ten Nigerian youths may be involved in cyber crimes.
Oyewale said: “The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes has been drawn to some needless misrepresentation of the concerns of the Executive Chairman of the EFCC, Mr Ola Olukoyede, to the rising incidences of internet-related crimes involving youths across the country.
“At no time did he say that “seven out of 10 Nigerian students are criminals.” His concerns still bother breaking the jinx of the mass indulgence of youths in cyber crimes.
