EFCC Warns Students Against Internet Fraud as Two Emerge Youth Ambassadors

(Aisha Ismail and Dubem Moghalu as EFCC ambassadors. Photo by EFCC Nigeria)

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has charged students in the country to steer clear of internet fr@ud and other forms of financial crime, stating that the future of the nation depends on the choices young people make today.

He gave the charge on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, when students of Regent Secondary School, Abuja, visited the Commission on a study tour.

Speaking on his behalf, the Head of EFCC Radio and Deputy Commander of the EFCC, DCE Nwanyinma Okeanu, described such visits as an important aspect of sensitising young people against corruption and fr@udulent financial practices.

She observed that the students’ decision to visit the Commission marked a positive beginning in shaping their future and urged them to remain focused on the path of becoming responsible citizens.

She said having students visit the Commission from time to time was one of the ways of impressing on them that their future begins with the choices they make as young people, adding that what they eventually become begins with the choices made today, and that choosing to visit the EFCC already marked a good beginning for their future.

Okeanu disclosed that the EFCC was established to restore Nigeria’s dignity by combating corruption and economic and financial crimes, stating that the Commission’s officers remain committed to promoting transparency and accountability in order to safeguard the nation’s future.

She warned against the growing appeal of cybercrime among young people, describing corruption and economic and financial crimes as serious threats to national development.

Delivering a lecture titled “Ills of Cybercrime,” Eniola Kayode of the Commission’s Cybercrime Unit enlightened the students on the nature, causes and consequences of cybercrime, urging them to resist the temptation of internet fr@ud and other forms of financial crime.

She warned that although cybercrime may appear to offer quick financial gains, it ultimately destroys lives, ruins futures and damages reputations, encouraging the students instead to channel their talents into productive ventures such as education, programming, digital skills, online businesses and innovation.

The Head of Enlightenment and Reorientation of the EFCC, Assistant Commander Aisha Mohammed, took the students through the Commission’s mandate and functions and urged them to be good ambassadors of the EFCC and the country, telling them that their voices matter and that they must contribute their own quota.

In his remarks, the Humanities Trip Coordinator of Regent Secondary School, Jatau Shadrach Solomon, expressed gratitude to the Commission, noting that the visit had expanded the students’ scope of learning.

Two students of the school, Aisha Ismail and Dubem Moghalu, were decorated as EFCC ambassadors.