The Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, further described their involvement in cybercrime as a threat to the future leadership of the country.
Olukoyede was quoted in a statement by the Head, of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, to have stated this while receiving some representatives of civil society organisations on a courtesy visit.
According to him, the menace must be jointly addressed by relevant stakeholders.
He, therefore, called for wider media enlightenment of youths as a counter-measure against the menace of internet fraud.
The statement partly reads, “Reports and intelligence available to me indicate that, unless this trajectory of youth involvement in internet fraud is addressed and reversed, the future of their leadership of our great nation may be threatened and if it continues in the next ten years, seven out ten of our youths may be getting involved in cybercrimes.
“Concerns bother around breaking the jinx of the mass indulgence of youths in cybercrimes.
“The EFCC wishes to assure the public that Olukoyede is doubly committed to the progress of Nigerian youths and this underscores his calls for collaborative interventions in offering them more productive and sustainable alternatives.”
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