The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has offered its assistance to the Nigerian Army Corps of Military Police in order to ensure an effective operation in the battle against corruption. The move was made imminent yesterday, as EFCC and Military Police works together to fight corruption.
This was the outcome of a visit by the Army’s Provost Marshal, Brigadier-General OL Olayinka, to the EFCC’s headquarters on Wednesday.
General Olayinka, who was welcomed by the Director of Operations, Abdulkarim Chukkol, on behalf of the Executive Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, stated that he was in EFCC to present his team and congratulate the Executive Chairman on his appointment.
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He praised the EFCC’s collaboration with the Nigeria Army Corps of Military Police, noting that the Corps has benefited from the Commission’s assistance over the years, especially in the area of forensic analysis. “We planned to set up our own forensic laboratory, but we haven’t done so yet. Since we also deal with financial crimes, we continue to rely on your forensic laboratory for analysis.”
“We are here to thank you for your years of support and cooperation. “No one can do it alone,” he said.
General Olayinka urged the two organizations to strengthen their current partnership.
In his response, Chukkol emphasized the similarities between the EFCC’s and the Military Police’s work and assured the Corps of increased support. “We are going to work together to strengthen the partnership,” he says.
“The job you do is close to what we do… “We are available and eager to collaborate,” he said.