The Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission, EFCC, has offered to assist the National Lottery Regulatory
Commission, NLRC in tackling the menace of lottery scam and other unwholesome
practices in the lottery sector.
Ibrahim Lamorde, Executive
Chairman, EFCC, made the offer while receiving Mr. Adolphus Joe Ekpe , Director
General, NLRC, who led his management team to the Commission on a courtesy
visit.
The EFCC boss who lamented
the manner Nigerians are being ripped off their hard earned resources through
unscrupulous lottery promotions expressed the Commission’s preparedness towards
cleaning up the lottery industry of cheats and illegal lottery operators.
According to him, the
Commission “will make available its operatives in the area of investigation and
detection so as to have a joint team to clean up the system”.
Lamorde said the war
against graft can only be fought and won through the collaboration of all
stakeholders in the country.
Speaking earlier, NLRC
Director General, Mr. Ekpe, said that the team was in the Commission to solicit
support of EFCC in the area of lottery crime detection and investigation;
arrest and prosecution of lottery offenders; and staff attachment and training
in fighting financial crimes in relation to lottery activities.
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