Womens involvement iin financial crimes low - EFCC The Chairman - TopicsExpress

Womens involvement iin financial crimes low - EFCC The Chairman of EFCC, Mr Ibrahim Lamorde, said on Monday in Abuja that womens involvement in organised financial crime in the country was statistically low. Lamorde said this on Monday in Abuja when he declared open a one-day ``Anti-corruption Sensitisation Workshop for Women Civil Society and Community-Based Groups’’ in the North Central zone. Represented by Dr David Tukura, EFCC’s Director, Planning and Statistics, the chairman also said that research had shown that fewer women than men were involved in corrupt practices in the country. ``We have done a gender analysis on crimes; in the area of advanced fee fraud, economic governance, money laundry, and all the others. ``When we did the gender analysis, we found out that men were tops. The index showed ninety something per cent, while womens participation is as low as less than five per cent. ``So, we find that the number of women who are actually involved in economic and financial crimes are low and we can prove that statistically from our own work,’’ he said. Lamorde, therefore, urged women to key into the fight against corruption and financial crimes in the country.