The
Department
of
State
Services,
DSS
has
called
for
stronger
collaboration
with
the
Economic
and
Financial
Crimes
Commission,
EFCC,
regarding
intelligence
sharing,
especially
in
the
area
of
terrorism
financing
in
Enugu
State.
This
call
was
made
recently
in
Enugu
when
Mr.
Humphrey
Ohikhuare,
Enugu
State
Director,
DSS
paid
a
courtesy
visit
to
the
Zonal
Director,
Enugu
Zonal
Directorate
of
EFCC,
Commander
of
the
EFCC,
CE
Mohammed
Shuaib
Bello.
Speaking
during
the
visit,
Ohikhuare
recognized
the
critical
roles
the
EFCC
plays
in
sustaining
the
economy
of
the
nation
by
doggedly
combating
corruption,
economic
and
financial
crimes,
adding
that
the
efforts
of
the
Commission
have
helped
the
nation
in
utilizing
its
resources
for
its
citizens.
He
said,
“I
as
the
Director
here,
recognize
your
critical
roles
in
combating
financial
and
economic
crimes
in
the
country,
as
it
has
helped
to
sustain
our
economy.
Also,
I
commend
you
for
your
efforts
in
the
investigation
and
prosecution
of
cases
of
fraudulent
individuals
as
it
has
helped
us
to
actually
re-strategize
and
ensure
that
the
country’s
resources
are
utilized
for
the
people”.
Continuing,
Ohikhuare
sought
for
synergy
in
intelligence
sharing
in
order
to
put
a
stop
to
terrorism
financing
in
the
state,
adding
that
with
the
collaboration
of
the
EFCC
and
the
DSS
in
tracking
the
sources
of
these
funds,
terrorists’
activities
will
be
a
thing
of
the
past
in
the
state.
“I
came
to
collaborate
with
you
in
terms
of
intelligence
gathering.
One
of
our
reasons
of
being
here
in
the
State
is
to
fight
terrorism
and
you
know
that
terrorists
cannot
operate
without
funding
and
some
of
these
funds
pass
through
the
banks.
My
coming
here
is
for
us
to
share
intelligence
so
that
together,
we
can
cut
off
their
source
of
funding
and
if
we
are
able
to
do
so,
we
will
be
able
to
check
the
criminalities,
especially
terrorism
in
Enugu
State”,
he
said.
Responding,
Bello
appreciated
the
visit
and
noted
that,
as
one
of
the
Board
Members
of
the
Commission,
the
DSS
has
been
a
critical
stakeholder
to
the
EFCC
and
the
two
agencies
have
maintained
a
robust
relationship
in
terms
of
supporting
each
another
to
achieve
their
mandates,
adding
that
the
Enugu
Zonal
Directorate
will
continue
to
support
the
DSS
in
the
State.
“The
core
mandate
of
the
EFCC
is
to
investigate
and
prosecute
economic
and
financial
crimes.
As
you
mentioned
terrorism,
there
cannot
be
terrorism
without
financing
so
it’s
good
you
are
here
to
collaborate
with
us
and
will
give
you
our
maximum
support.
Let
us
share
intelligence
because
without
it,
both
the
EFCC
and
the
DSS
cannot
achieve
our
mandates.
DSS
is
one
of
our
board
members
going
by
our
Establishment
Act
so
we
have
always
collaborated
with
DSS”,
he
said.
In
a
related
development,
the
Commandant,
Nigeria
Security
and
Civil
Defence
Corps,
NSCDC,
Enugu
State,
Commandant
Elijah
Etim
Willie,
has
called
for
a
renewed
synergy
between
the
NSCDC
and
the
Commission,
especially
in
the
area
of
tackling
economic
sabotage,
stressing
that
for
the
two
agencies
to
succeed
in
the
state,
they
must
collaborate.
Willie
made
the
appeal
when
he
visited
Bello
in
his
office.
According
to
the
Commandant,
“there
is
no
better
way
we
can
do
the
work
than
to
collaborate”.
He
said,
“I
am
appealing
for
synergy,
we
have
an
anti-fraud
Unit.
There
are
certain
cases
that
will
come
and
we
will
send
it
to
you
and
if
there
is
any
case
that
has
to
do
with
anti-vandalism,
please
push
it
over
to
us.
We
are
here
to
serve
and
we
can
collaborate.
There
are
so
many
things
we
can
do
together
as
children
from
same
father.
So,
I
am
here
to
ask
for
your
support
and
that
whenever
you
see
my
call,
you
will
know
that
I
have
come.
I
am
like
Oliver
Twist,
I
always
like
to
ask
for
more”.
Responding,
the
Zonal
Director,
said
that
the
Commission
has
always
had
hitch-
free
collaboration
with
the
NSCDC
as
it
has
demonstrated
over
the
years
to
be
an
important
stakeholder
in
the
fight
against
corruption,
adding
that
the
Directorate
will
continue
to
support
the
agency
in
achieving
its
mandates.
“EFCC
has
been
working
with
NSCDC
right
from
inception.
I
can
remember,
in
2005,
we
prosecuted
so
many
cases
of
pipeline
vandalization
and
90
percent
of
your
cases
were
transferred
from
NSCDC
to
the
EFCC
and
we
prosecuted
many
of
them
at
the
Kaduna
Federal
High
Court.
So,
the
collaboration
has
been
there
and
I
assure
you
that
we
will
give
you
maximum
cooperation
so
that
both
of
us
can
achieve
our
mandates”,
he
said.
Dele
Oyewale
Head,
Media
&
Publicity
February
10,
2025
Credit: Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
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