EFCC exposes reasons Nigerian youths engage in fraudulent activities targeting U.S. citizens.
The prevalent fraudulent disposition and culture of inordinate pursuit of wealth among Nigerian youths is engendered by faulty socio-economic dynamics, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has said
The Chairman of the anti-graft agency, Ola Olukoyede, asserted that the disturbing trend of Nigerian youths swindling U.S citizens and other countries’ nationals is not unconnected to “rising unemployment” and societal pressures in the West Africa country.
Olukoyede made the assertion at an event in Abuja organised by the “Child Protection Initiative against Cybercrime.”
According to a statement by the anti-graft agency on Thursday, the EFCC helmsman, who was represented by Superintendent of the EFCC ASE I Ogunjobi Olalekan, extolled the virtue of honesty and deligence and implore the youths to eschew sharp practices.
“Hard work and integrity should define your future, not the fleeting gains of fraud,” Mr Olukoyede said, urging youths to resist the temptations of internet fraud and the attendant “get-rich-quick” mentality.
The anti-graft czar identified cybercrime enablers among Nigerian youths to include unemployment, internal and external pressures to acquire material possessions and overly supportive parents and guardians.
The latter inadvertently fostered a lack of self-control and discipline in children, adding that the toxic mix of societal and familial influences could lead vulnerable youths down a dangerous path of cybercrime, including online scams, identity theft, and other malicious activities
