The Human Rights activist, Global President of One Love Foundation and the Father of Nigerian Students-FONS, Chief Dr. Patrick Osagie Eholor has lamented his discomfort over the rate of corruption in the country and under the watch of EFCC.
According to Wikipedia.com which stated the roles of Economic and financial crime commission that "The EFCC investigates people in all sectors who appear to be living above their means, and is empowered to investigate and prosecute money laundering and other financial crimes."
In his statement with the press men today, Eholor said "As a fiece fighter of rights and freedom of the masses, I must say that I am very disturbed by the rising wave of Internet fraud among our youths and the way and manner the EFCC which is suppose to check such frauds is managing the matter.
"Let it be known now that I don't encourage fraud and will never support it. What I have noticed being practiced in EFCC Benin is a kind of corruption support corruption.
"The Benin zone is in the habit of raiding yahoo boys only to engage the same lawyers to come and do plea bargain for them on arrangement. This is not fair at all and it is disturbing. I have engaged with some perons who have been arrested and released and it is serious. Those young lawyers who are steady EFCC lawyers should know that the world is watching them and we will not stop talking about this. Our youths in hundreds are now ex convict, paying lawyers millions of naira to do plea bargain.
"I call on the Federal Government, the Human Rights community, youths association and the civil society to speak against this evil and menace. Let the lawyers also abstain from this else I will start calling their names and instruct my lawyers to do what is proper for the sake of our people. Enough is enough." He concluded