EFCC Wins Cybercrimes Prevention Award, Warns Citizens of Fake Scam Alerts

EFCC Wins Cybercrimes Prevention Award

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Saturday, December 12, 2020, emerged best cybercrime Prevention agency in Nigeria at the second Security and Emergency Management Award (SAEMA).

The accolade was earned by the Ibadan zonal office of the EFCC which was recognized for its zeal in combating cybercrimes.

Receiving the award on behalf of the Acting Chairman of the Commission, Mohammad Abba Umar,  Head of the Ibadan Zonal Office, Kanu Idagu, thanked the organisers for recorgnizing the work of the Commission.

“We work to make sure we exceed our limits. Whatever we do this year, with this encouragement, definitely the staff will be motivated to do more”, he said.

Idagu stressed that the Commission cannot sit and watch the reputation of the country being  tarnished  by criminals adding that the EFCC will not relent in arresting and ensuring discreet prosecution of such criminals.

The event which took place at the Nicon Luxury Hotels, Abuja was the second in series  after the median edition, last year, SAEMA is an initiative of Emergency Digest, a subsidiary of Image Merchants Limited.

According to the organisers, a total of 254 entries were received for all the categories out of which, 136 nominees qualified for the competition, and 54 finalists were selected by the jury from which 18 winners of the 18 categories emerged, including the EFCC.

Wilson Uwujaren
Head, Media & Publicity
16 December, 2020

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Beware of Scam Alert, EFCC Warns

The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been drawn to misinformation trending on the social media of a Scam Alert which purportedly emanated from EFCC Help Desk Headquarters, Jabi-Abuja.

For the avoidance of doubt, EFCC has no such desk and any information which supposedly emanated from the said  EFCC HELP DESK, did not originate from the EFCC.

The use of EFCC by the authors of the Scam Alert smacks of sinister motives and it is important that the public is put on notice as the Commission will not be responsible for anyone becoming a victim of what is obviously a scam.

We urge the public to be circumspect and cross check any doubtful information with the Commission.

The EFCC can be reached through the hotline: +2348093322644; or by  email : [email protected].

Messages can also be sent to the Commission’s verified social media platforms – Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. All share the same address: @officialefcc.

Wilson Uwujaren

Head, Media & Publicity

16 December, 2020