DETERMINED to block loopholes that might aid corrupt tendencies among staff of Ministries , Departments and Agencies of government, the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has partnered with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to check revenue leakages and ensure accountability in the country.
The corps, in a statement by its director, media and public relations, Commandant Olusola Odumosu, said the partnership is to enhance the capacity of principal officers of both agencies on the standard processes and guiding rules operations in the delivery of their mandates.
The partnership was brought to the fore when some members of the NSCDC anti-fraud unit paid a courtesy visit to the EFCC headquarters in Abuja.
The head of the NSCDC anti-fraud unit, DCC Victory Emeribe, who led the delegation, expressed the optimism that the bond would help them expand the frontiers of effective service delivery through efficient collaboration, joint training and manpower development.
She said; “This is because they are professionals and by studying every aspect of the operations, they would be able to advise where they think there is likelihood for leakages and this would also re-impose operational integrity”.
She averred that the commandant -general of NSCDC, Dr. Ahmed Abubakar Audi has zero tolerance for corruption, fraud, financial crimes and other financial misconduct which hitherto led to successful investigation and prosecution of a number of cases bothering on job racketeering, fraud and other financial crimes within and outside the corps by the unit.
The EFCC’s head of operations who received the NSCDC delegation acknowledged the robust partnership between EFCC and the corps over the years, promising to bridge any identified gap for an improved relationship.
Represented by the head of Advance Free Fraud Section, ACE II Aishatu Idris, the head of operations pledged the commission’s continuous support to the corps in training, investigation and prosecution of financial crimes, as they have also received several petitions bothering on job racketeering from the public.
