{"id":128222,"date":"2023-12-06T17:02:49","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T17:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/06\/70-of-nigerian-students-are-criminals-efcc-boss\/"},"modified":"2023-12-06T17:02:49","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T17:02:49","slug":"70-of-nigerian-students-are-criminals-efcc-boss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/06\/70-of-nigerian-students-are-criminals-efcc-boss\/","title":{"rendered":"70% Of Nigerian Students Are Criminals \u2014 EFCC Boss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-895892\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot_20231018-060315_Opera-Mini.jpg\" alt=\"Ola Olukoyede\" width=\"1080\" height=\"760\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>The chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has raised concern over the growing prevalence of Nigerian youth involvement in cybercrime.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, it is alarming that seven out of ten students in Nigeria are now engaging in cybercrime.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during a courtesy visit from Daar Communication PLC, Olukoyede called upon the media to play a crucial role in enlightening the youth about the detrimental consequences of such activities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO: No One Is Exempted From Our Investigations, Ex-Governors Inclusive \u2013 EFCC<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are looking towards Daar Communications to enlighten our youths on the evils of cyber crimes. It is worrisome that seven out of ten students today are involved in cyber crimes,\u201d Olukoyede said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are the youths we are preparing to be leaders of tomorrow. The media should not relent in enlightening them on the evils of such criminal practices,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>While describing the practice as a menace and cankerworm in the society, Olukoyede called for a wider media enlightenment of the youth across the country on the effects of indulgence in internet fraud.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div data-advadstrackid=\"890536\" data-advadstrackbid=\"1\" class=\"infor-target\" id=\"infor-1157681045\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/300x250b.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has raised concern over the growing prevalence of Nigerian youth involvement in cybercrime. 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