EFCC boss warns Nigerian girls against sextortion

 The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes, Ola Olukoyede has warned young girls across the country on the growing incidents of sextortion in the country.

He gave the warning in Abuja on Monday, October 12, at an event to mark the International Girl-Child Day, organized by the African Girl Guild, AGG, with the theme: “Invest in her, Empower her and Let her Lead.”

While noting that incidents of sextortion are on the rise in the country, Olukoyede disclosed that the criminal elements involved in the crime take advantage of the vulnerable moments of the female gender to extort money from them and urged the girls to choose integrity in their relationship with the opposite sex. 

“Girls need to be careful about relationships and not fall into the antics of criminals and sextortionists. Integrity in a relationship will safeguard you against such villains. A girl with integrity will always outlast a girl with only make-up. Your integrity is your crown. Do not sell it cheap” he said

Olukoyede, who was represented by the Head of the EFCC’s Enlightenment and Re-orientation Unit, Assistant Commander of the EFCC, ACE I Aisha Muhammed, further warned young girls in the country to stay away from cybercrime. “If you engage in cybercrime; if you become an account mule for Yahoo boys; if you blackmail people online, you are not just committing a crime, you are destroying Nigeria's image, the same Nigeria you will need for a lot of things.”