- Safiu Kehinde
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned the content creators against using its name logo, uniform, and any other items representing the commission for skit making without consent.
EFCC issued the warning in a statement made on is official X handle on Saturday.
The commission said it has discovered that many of the contents often misrepresent its values and standard operating procedures,
EFCC declared that it does not endorse the usage of its identification items for such contents,
“It has come to the attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) that some individuals and content creators are using the name, logo, and likeness of EFCC in skits and other media contents.
“Many of these skits misrepresent our values and standard operating procedures.
“We wish to inform the general public that the EFCC has not authorise any such use.
“The EFCC does not endorse, sponsor, or approve any comedy, drama, or online content that uses our identity without written consent.” The commission said.
The anti-graft agency urged the content creators and members of the public against usage of its identifying elements without consent as it threatened legal action against anyone found culpable.
“Therefore, the public is hereby advised to cease and desist from using our name, logo, uniforms, or any identifying elements in skits or promotional content without prior written approval.
“Be warned. All who violate these instructions shall be prosecuted.” The commission added.