By John Ogunsemore
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede has warned Nigerian students to shun crime.
He warned that they would forfeit the opportunity to hold public office once convicted of any crime.
Olukoyede stated this at the induction of students of Excellent Kiddies Academy, Bwari, Abuja, into EFCC’s Integrity Club, according to a statement released by the anti-graft commission on Wednesday.
The EFCC chairman, who was represented by a senior official of the commission, Tony Orilade, charged the students to embrace a life of integrity for a fulfilling future.
He said, “Anyone who engages in financial crimes is on a path that leads to jail. Once convicted, such a person becomes an ex-convict and loses the opportunity to hold any public office in Nigeria. That is a heavy price to pay for associating with the wrong crowd.”
Olukoyede further stated that the project of inaugurating EFCC’s Integrity Club in primary and secondary schools was part of the commission’s policy of “catching them young,” which is about nurturing children to be ambassadors of integrity in their homes, schools, communities, and the country at large.