Zero Tolerance Club Inaugurated In UNIMAID
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A Zero Tolerance Club has been established at the University of Maiduguri, Borno State, to advance the campaign against corrupt practices in parts of the country.
The anti-corruption club was launched on July 28, 2023, by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
While inaugurating the club, the Acting Chairman of the Commission, Mr. Abdulkarim Chukkol, charged the members to resist all forms of crimes and channel their talents toward social benefits.
“The need for committed action against corruption has become imperative, owing to the devastating consequences of the menace on our nation,” he said.
He enjoined members of the Club to stay away from internet- related crimes, warning that “yahoo-yahoo practice is an abominable crime.”
The Maiduguri Zonal Commander of the EFCC, Assistant Commander of EFCC, ACE I Oshodi Johnson, on his part, urged members of the Club and youths across the country to focus on the positive and developmental use of the internet.
In the same vein, Head of Enlightenment and Re-orientation Unit of the Commission, ACE 11 Aisha Mohammed, explained that “the EFCC decided on the Zero Tolerance Club because of the need to inculcate the “Change Begins with Me” attitude in the youth.
“The Commission cannot do it alone; we need you people to support us, and we need to come together and save Nigeria from the shackles of corruption. A lot of things are happening in Maiduguri in terms of terrorist financing and money laundering, which demand our collective actions to expose and tackle”, she said.
Responding, the Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Aliyu Shugaba, who was represented by the Dean of Postgraduate School, Professor Yakubu Mukhtar, commended the EFCC for the one-day engagement.
“For the EFCC to achieve its mandate in the fight against economic and financial crimes, there is the need for collaboration between agencies of government, institutions, youth and individuals as the EFCC cannot do the work alone.
Therefore, the University of Maiduguri will give its maximum cooperation in the fight against economic and financial crimes,” he said.