Mr Godwin Omodeinde, the Commissioner of Police (CP), Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU), has urged Ogun students to shun cybercrime-related activities.
The Spokesperson of PSFU, SP. Eyitayo Johnson, in a statement on Monday in Lagos, said Omodeinde made the appeal while hosting a dialogue with the leadership of key student bodies from Ogun State.
“The unit receives in audience, leaders of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS), Association of Southern Nigerian Students (ASONIS) and the Student Union Government of Gateway Polytechnic, Saapade (GAPOSA).
“The visit of the student union leaders was to dialogue with the unit, following the arrest of 14 persons, ages 18-28 years; at Saapade, Ogun State, on Jan.15.
“The arrested suspects, who were suspected members of an internet fraud syndicate operating within Lagos and Ogun States, comprised eight students of Gateway Polytechnic, Ogun State.
“Others are four National Youth Service Corps members and two other persons of unknown status who claimed to be an artist and a cobbler, respectively,” Johnson said.
According to him, Omodeinde appeals to the students to desist from internet fraud, which is tarnishing the country’s image and making it difficult for Nigeria to exit the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list.
“Omodeinde enumerated the following as implications of Nigeria’s status on the FATF grey list: reduced foreign investment, increased cost of transactions, difficulties in transacting with other countries, and increased regulatory scrutiny.
“The CP listed other implications to include loss of revenue for the government, undermining of financial markets, reduced cross-border transactions and loss of correspondent banking relationships among others,” he said.
The image maker said that the PSFU boss emphasised the need for a sustained and robust synergy between members of NANS and the Nigeria Police.
He said that the CP encouraged the union leaders not to compromise in defending their mandate, to protect the welfare and interest of their members.
The spokesperson said that the CP appealed to the union to ensure that bad eggs among their ranks were not shielded, but handed over to the Police.
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