The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Benin Zonal Office in collaboration with members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC/CDS Group, Ondo East and Ondo West zone, on Wednesday, September 25, 2019, embarked on enlightenment and sensitization campaign on the ills of corruption and other forms of criminal activities at Iyaleje Market, popularly known as Oja, in Ondo City, Ondo State.
The acting Chairman of the Commission, Ibrahim Magu who was represented by Williams Oseghale, Head Public Affairs Department, Benin Zonal Office said the enlightenment campaign was to engender the public take ownership of the fight against corruption.
Speaking in Pidgin English, he urged the market women and men to shun corruption and to warn their children and wards to desist from internet fraud popularly known as yahoo yahoo. “Make una tell una children say yahoo-yahoo no bi work o. EFCC no dey joke o. EFCC go catch you, carry you go court and court go carry you go prison”.
The Corp members amidst singing and drumming, intermittently engaged the market women and men in Yoruba, Igbo and Hausa, educating them on the ills of corruption and it’s consequences on the larger society. The Corp members also carried placards, both in English and Yoruba Language condemning corrupt practice.
“E Maa Lu Jibiti Mo” – Don’t Defraud Anyone; ‘E Mase Gba Riba’ – “Don’t Collect Bribe”; ‘E Jawo Ninu Iwa Jegudu – “Remove Your Hands From Fraudulent Activities”.
Akwarandu Princewell, President of the NYSC/EFCC CDS group said the enlightenment and sensitization campaign gave them the platform to draw the general public to the evil that is corruption.
His words: “We told them that corruption is bad, that yahoo-yahoo is bad, that examination malpractice is bad, that hoarding of goods is bad”.
Abiodun Oyedele, the CDS group Public Relations Officer, said he was delighted with the collaboration. “It afforded me the opportunity to contribute my quota in the fight against corruption by sensitizating people at the grassroot.”