{"id":479,"date":"2026-10-13T17:47:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T17:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/13\/efcc-chair-warns-nigerian-girls-against-sextortion\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T17:47:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T17:47:13","slug":"efcc-chair-warns-nigerian-girls-against-sextortion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/13\/efcc-chair-warns-nigerian-girls-against-sextortion\/","title":{"rendered":"EFCC chair warns Nigerian girls against sextortion"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has warned Nigerian girls against sextortion and online fraud, urging them to protect themselves from criminals who exploit personal relationships to extort money.<\/p>\n

Mr Olukoyede gave the warning in Abuja on Monday at an event organised by the African Girl Guide to mark the International Day of the Girl Child.<\/p>\n

\u201cGirls need to be careful about relationships and not fall into the antics of criminals and sextortionists,\u201d he said in a statement by the agency.<\/p>\n

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Mr Olukoyede, who was represented by Aisha Muhammed, head of the EFCC\u2019s Enlightenment and Re-orientation Unit, also cautioned girls against cybercrime, particularly allowing fraudsters to use their bank accounts to receive or transfer illicit funds.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you engage in cybercrime; if you become an account mule for \u2018Yahoo boys\u2019; if you blackmail people online, you are not just committing a crime, you are destroying Nigeria\u2019s image,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He urged the girls to acquire skills that could help them earn a living legally, listing coding, tailoring, baking and content creation as options. He also advised them to save part of their earnings and learn to distinguish between their needs and wants.<\/p>\n

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\"\"\u201cDon\u2019t let anyone use your account to commit fraud. That account in your name can take you to prison,\u201d he warned.<\/p>\n

Sextortion involves threatening to share a person\u2019s intimate images or videos unless the victim meets certain demands, such as paying money or providing more sexual material. The United Nations Children\u2019s Fund (UNICEF) has warned<\/a> <\/strong>that perpetrators may manipulate children into sharing sexual images and then use threats to exploit them.<\/p>\n

Mr Olukoyede said the EFCC had established Integrity Clubs and Zero Tolerance Clubs in schools across Nigeria to promote ethical conduct among young people. He urged the girls to become ambassadors of integrity in their schools and communities.<\/p>\n

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Also speaking at the event, Denen Petronella, executive assistant to Jindu Peter, founder of the African Girl Guide, said girls needed education, mentorship, protection and opportunities to develop their abilities.<\/p>\n

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Ms Petronella announced the launch of the African Girl Guide\u2019s Camp Amani School Club, which she said would provide girls with opportunities to build confidence and develop leadership and life skills throughout the school year.<\/p>\n

\"\"\u201cOur responsibility therefore is not simply to tell girls they can succeed. It is to help create the support systems that make that success possible,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Representatives of government ministries, departments and agencies, institutions, and students from secondary schools in Abuja attended the event.<\/p>\n

The organisers held the event under the theme, \u201cInvest in Her, Empower Her and Let Her Lead.\u201d<\/p>\n

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