Olubadan Tasks EFCC on Collaboration over Land, Property Fraud

Kemi Olaitan in Ibadan

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, yesterday, asked theEconomic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to collaborate with the committee put in place on land disputes.

Reacting to the presentation by the Ibadan Zonal Commander of the agency, Assistant Commander of the EFCC 1 (ACE 1), Halimat Mustafa Rufa’u, who visited the Olubadan, said the land and property fraud section of the EFCC would have a lot to gain from the committee headed by the President of the Ibadan Mogajis, Mogaji Asimiyu Adepoju Ariori.

In a statement by his Personal Assistant (Media), Oladele Ogunsola, the monarch, who eulogised the committee for the achievements recorded so far, noted that the purpose of raising the committee when he ascended the throne has continued to be justified on a daily basis.

Stressing that the creation of the section by the EFCC was a thoughtful, he said, “I commend your agency for your various efforts at riding our country of corruption and the division of your task into various sections as just rolled out by the Zonal Commander is an induction of your commitment to the mandate given you by the government. 

“No doubt, we are still being confronted with challenges of corruption both in high and low places, but, your activities as we monitor in the media give us hope and assurance of a better future when it comes to respect for integrity as a virtue. One can only implore you to remain steadfast and focused on your core mandate and you can rest assured of my support for you as a critical stakeholder.” 

The zonal commander, who is the seventh officer and the first female to be so appointed, however, solicited for the understanding and support of the monarch for her agency’s various activities, the purpose of which she said brought her and her management team to the palace as the foremost traditional ruler presently in the state. 

“The fight against corruption is for the well-being of all and the fight must be a collective responsibility. Of particular concern is the cyber crime which mostly involves our youths. It is sad watching our youths concentrating their energy on crime, using internet to rob innocent victims, both from within and outside the country of their hard earned money. 

“Aside the bad image this gives our country, the future of those young elements is being destroyed. Equally, unregulated mining portends great danger to our soil aside having negative impacts on our farming system. All these and others deserve all hands to be on deck to fight them to a standstill,” she said.