By Nkechi Eze
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced plans to deepen its collaboration with the Citizenship and Leadership Training Centre (CLTC) in a renewed effort to combat internet fraud and instill values of integrity among Nigerian youths.
The Executive Chairman of the EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, made this known on Thursday, October 2, 2025, when the Director-General of CLTC, Rinsola Abiola, led her management team on a courtesy visit to the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja.
Olukoyede described the partnership between both institutions as a long-standing one that would now be strengthened to tackle the rising trend of cybercrime and the negative influence of peer pressure on young people. He emphasized that the EFCC places a premium on excellence and would leverage CLTC’s capacity in training and value reorientation to drive home the message that integrity pays.
“We have a long-standing relationship with you and we are ready to build on that. I appreciate your desire for collaboration in the area of enlightenment in schools because we live in a society where peer pressure is a serious trend with often bad orientation from home, so there is need to go back to the value of letting our people know that integrity pays. We will continue to collaborate with you so that we can push this. We have to let people know the evils of financial crimes. If we can dwell on prevention, it will save us a whole lot. We have established integrity clubs in secondary schools already and I will direct you to work with our team to see areas we can collaborate,” the EFCC Chairman stated.
He also disclosed that the Commission was in the process of establishing a dedicated cybercrime centre to address the menace of internet fraud more holistically.
In her remarks, CLTC Director-General Rinsola Abiola commended Olukoyede for his leadership and the Commission’s achievements in the fight against corruption and financial crimes. She reaffirmed CLTC’s commitment to working closely with the EFCC to instill values of discipline and leadership in young Nigerians.
“EFCC is one of our strategic partners. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to train your cadets. I want to say that the EFCC is a very responsible organization and I commend you for showing us what is possible with good leadership and staff development. Part of my mandate as the Director-General is directly impacting our young people and I am positive that you are our strategic partner. We are working on programmes in secondary schools because we believe that cybercrime is an issue among our youths, so we need to train them on the dangers and instill leadership in them. We are also looking to impact young people that are convicted before they are reintegrated into the society,” she said.
