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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC says it has no relationship with Eagle Crime Awareness and Prevention Initiative, ECAPI, a Non-Governmental Organisation.
The Commission’s Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujarem in a statement obtained by Dome TV News disclosed that the said NGO is currently circulating a sticker on Social Media which it purported to have entered into partnership with the commission.
The statement noted that while the Head of Media and Publicity of the Commission received the NGO at its office, it did not enter into any agreement of collaboration with it and described its claims as not only misleading but also false.
The state reads signed by Wilson Uwujarem reads:
“The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, wishes to inform members of the public that it has no relationship with a Non- Governmental Organization, Eagle Crime Awareness and Prevention Initiative, ECAPI”.
“This clarification became necessary following the circulation of a sticker on the social media platform, WhatsApp by the group advertising its partnership with the EFCC and claiming it has been included in the EFCC database and now have direct access to “Information and activities of the EFCC locally and globally”. It further claimed that the Commission’s Director of Media “approved the sticker” after a meeting with the group yesterday, June 1, 2021”.
“The Commission wishes to state that these claims are not only misleading but false. The group cannot conceivably have been in the database or have access to the Commission’s information as claimed.
“However, the group visited the Commission on June 1 as a follow up to a letter requesting collaboration on corruption prevention which they had sent in earlier. They met with the Commission spokesperson, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren as a matter of courtesy. And he informed them that the Commission, though open to collaborating with all civil society organizations genuinely interested in the fight against corruption, have strict procedures for such engagements.
“Unfortunately, this exploratory meeting has been interpreted to mean the consummation of a non-existent relationship.
“The Commission warns that ECAPI has no permission to use either the name or logo of the EFCC in promoting itself or its programmes and should desist forthwith”.
