EFCC, INTERPOL Partner to Fight Human Trafficking, Migrant Smuggling

Magu made the pledge yesterday while playing host to the Local Organizing Committee of the conference at the EFCC head office, Abuja. He welcomed the idea of involving the anti-graft agency, and promised to render assistance in any way possible to the successful hosting of the conference. “We are ready to render any form of assistance. We are available and will work with you and support you,” he said. Earlier, the representative of the Commissioner of Police, Interpol, DCP Lanre Bankole, who led the delegation, lauded the commission on the successes recorded so far in the fight against corruption, and solicited support in organising the conference. According to him, “Everybody can attest to the fact that the EFCC is the lead agency in the war against corruption. We are mindful of this fact, and that is why we are here today to intimate the agency about the event. “This global conference is to create awareness on the evil effect of human trafficking and migrant smuggling, which is a scourge affecting the country just like corruption.]]>