The Kano Zonal Commander of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mualledi Farouq Dogondaji today August 10, 2021, charged members of a non-governmental organization, War Against Injustice, to be whistleblowers.
He gave the charge when he received officials of the NGO in his office.
Dogondaji called on the group to partner with the Commission in the fight against corruption, which he described as the bane of Nigeria’s progress.
Dogondaji also expressed his delight in seeing a group of youth striving for the success and development of Nigeria. “Seeing a group of young people leading the charge against injustice in Nigeria, all hope is not lost for the progress of this country, “he said.
He urged the group to work with the EFCC towards the prevention of corruption by educating their immediate communities on the menace. “Our doors are always open, feel free to come to us with any information and we assure you that we will take it and investigate,” he said.
In his remarks, the Director of the group, Comrade Umar Ibrahim Umar informed the Zonal Commander that his NGO was established to fight social injustice and corruption in general, adding that they have been carrying out sensitization campaigns against corruption in local communities.
Umar disclosed that his NGO is currently monitoring constituency projects across the states and will provide the Commission with credible intelligence on any wrongdoing or suspicious activity uncovered in the course of the exercise.
He observed that anti-graft agencies alone cannot fight corruption that they need to partner with NGOs which reason he has come to extend a hand of friendship and support to the EFCC.
“Government anti-corruption agencies alone cannot fight corruption, these patriotic youth before you are ready to partner with your organization because it is everyone’s business to fight corruption in Nigeria”, he said.