Law Enforcement Agencies Pledge Support for EFCC in South-East

Law enforcement agencies in Enugu State have echoed their unwavering support to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in its bid to tackle economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption in the South-East.

This support came when the Acting Zonal Director of the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the EFCC, Assistant Commander of the EFCC, ACE I Aisha Abubakar paid courtesy visits to Sunu Wadahi Abel, Commander of Narcotics, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Enugu State Command; Comfort Ukpanah, Customs Area Comptroller, Enugu/Anambra/Ebonyi Commands; Franklin Agbakoba, Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Enugu; Prisca Chioma Oku, Comptroller of Corrections, Nigeria Correctional Service, Enugu; and Dr. Willie Elijah Etim, Commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC.

During her visit to Abel on Thursday, April 10, 2025, Abubakar, who said that the fight against money laundering has assumed a disturbing and alarming dimension in the South-East, noted that as part of the core values of the Commission, the EFCC collaborates with its stakeholders in line with its mandate. She called for a more synergized partnership to enable the two agencies to achieve more success.

“In line with the core values of the EFCC, in everything we do, we always collaborate with sister agencies. Over time, internationally, we noticed that most times, security agencies play a reactive role in investigating crimes and most times, law enforcements work in isolation but we want to see a situation where there will be a better, more united and synergized collaboration among our stakeholders. This will enable us to achieve more success”, she said.

While calling for effective intelligence sharing, Abubakar sought for joint operations between the two agencies in order to tackle the menace of money laundering and put a stop to illegal dealing in narcotics in the South-East, adding that “there is no better time to strengthen the synergy than now”.

“Concerning money laundering, you find it in what you do and we do not take the fight against lightly. Also, when you look at our youths, most times you see that they are usually high. Once you find them, you will see that they are into drugs. So, I am looking at a situation where we can have joint operations because most times when we go for arrests, we meet them with all sorts of drugs which lead them to commit other crimes like kidnapping and murder. So, we want intelligence sharing, we want collaboration and cooperation between us. When we have intelligence that is useful to you, we share with you and when you have something, you share with us. Together, we stand and divided we fall”, she said.

Responding, Wadahi appreciated the Acting Zonal Director for the visit and also pledged his support for the Commission, towards actualizing its mandates.

At the Nigeria Customs Service, Enugu State, Abubakar noted that as one of the board members of the Commission, the Customs remains a strategic stakeholder in the fight against illicit financial activities. She said that over the years, the two agencies have enjoyed a robust relationship, adding that the essence of her visit was to strengthen the relationship to enable the two agencies record more achievements.

“We have an existing relationship on collaboration. I know it’s been going on. I just came to leverage on it to continue. Where we can expand, there is no end to it. If we can do better, we will do better. Intelligence sharing is very key for both sides because, there is no way we can fight illicit financial flow, corruption, economic and financial crimes without working together’, she said.