Politics
Why I’m at EFCC office, DSS boss reveals
The new Director of the Department of Security Services, (DSS) Kwara State Command, Mr. Patrick Ikenweine, on Tuesday visited the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), Ilorin Zonal office.
During the visit, Ikenweine and his host, the EFCC Ilorin Zonal Head, Oseni Oluwasina Kazeem, pledged to deepen collaboration in a bid to fight all manners of graft in Nigeria.
The two agencies also agreed to strengthen support towards achieving the common objective of national safety and security.
He said: “The essence of my visit is to familiarise with critical stakeholders in the State. I’m here to familiarise with you in a bid towards building on the existing cordial relationship with your agency.
“The DSS and EFCC have a record of good working relationship, which I hope should be sustained.”
Ikenweine however assured that his agency was ready to give support in any area of need, especially in the area of sharing intelligence and training of personnel.
The DSS boss also commended the EFCC for its remarkable efforts in riding the country of corruption. He urged its officers to remain dogged and not to be deterred by the antics of the corrupt elements.
Earlier, the EFCC boss, Oseni Oluwasina Kazeem, who decried the rate at which corruption had permeated every sector of Nigeria system noted that the cankerworm could only be tamed through collaborative efforts of all stakeholders, including the DSS.
He commended the DSS for being a good partner in the fight and called for more robust working relationship between the two agencies.
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