The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has lauded the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for its sting operations against currency speculators and street hawkers active in illegal foreign exchange markets across the country.
Ogunwusi gave the commendation while receiving the Acting Ibadan Zonal Commander of the EFCC, Halima Mustafa Rufa’u, who paid him a courtesy visit at his palace in Ile-Ife, Osun State.
He said: “The EFCC’s prompt action has made the naira appreciate against the dollar. This shows that the situation is artificial and deliberate but can be controlled if the EFCC, in collaboration with other government agencies, consistently face and tackle the situation.
“The EFCC, as the most vibrant anti-graft agency in the country, under the leadership of the Executive Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, must not be discouraged from working towards sanitising the economic space in the country.”
The monarch, while appreciating Rufa’u for the visit, urged Nigerians to stop amassing illegal and unexplainable wealth but focus on growing and developing the economy.
In her response, Rufa’u thanked the Ooni for receiving her, despite his busy schedule. She decried the level of damage being done by illegal miners and the sabotage of solid mineral resources meant for the economic growth of Osun State. She, therefore, called for effective collaboration in tackling illegal miners in the state.
Rufa’u also sought the monarch’s support and collaboration in tackling the scourge of cyber crimes among students of tertiary institutions in Osun State and the entire country. She was accompanied on the visit by top officials of the Ibadan Zonal Command of the EFCC.
