By Oluwatosin Maliki
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has appointed social media influencer, Adedamola Adewale, aka Adeherself as a strategic stakeholder in the anti-graft war.
Popular social media personality and influence Ademola Adewale popularly known as Adeherself, has charged members of the the National Youth Services Corps (NYSC) to refrain from engaging in internet fraud.
In a statement, released by the Economic and Finance Crimes commission (EFCC), which described Adewale as a strategic stakeholder in the anti-graft campaign, she delivered the charge on Thursday at the NYSC orientation camp in Iyana Ipaja, Lagos, during a sensitization programme.
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During the interactive session, the influencer urged Corps members to avoid criminal activities while educating them on how to be successful as graduates using the internet.
“There are boundless opportunities on the internet, which you can put to good use and harness for financial upgrades, rather than fraudulent activities and commission of crimes”.
She further expressed that, as young adults, we sometimes overlook our wrongs and disregard the fact that the law of karma will always prevail”.
Adewale also lamented over the rising rate of criminality among the youths, claiming that the trend had tarnished Nigerians in diaspora.
She stated, ” everywhere you go as a Nigerian youth, you are stigmatized as scammer or a criminal. Isn’t this a matter of grave concern? I believe you feel the same way as I feel right now”.
Consequently, she urged the youths to put their abilities to good use, stating that “the same energy and smartness you put together to scam innocent organizations and persons can be put together to explore money-making opportunities online, such as partnering with companies, involving yourselves in entrepreneurship activities, learning internet trade, making YouTube videos and earning the same dollars you struggle to scam people off”.
The development comes over six months after the social media influencer on February 8 was re-arraigned by the EFCC before the Lagos State high court in Ikeja over an alleged N7.9 million internet fraud.
