The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has called on the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) to continually work against the glamourisation of internet fraud and mutilation of currencies in Nigerian movies.

The Executive Chairman of EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, made the call when the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of NFVCB, Dr Shuaibu Hussaini, and his team paid him a courtesy visit at the corporate headquarters of the commission in Abuja on Tuesday, March 26, 2024.

Olukoyede stressed that films, videos, and movies are meant to promote good moral standards and encourage accountable conduct in society, saying the NFVCB should step up its censorship roles to achieve this.

“We believe we have the right partner with you. Films and videos are meant to promote good moral standards. Your board should continue to discourage glamourisation of crimes in the film industry,” he said.

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The EFCC boss further charged the NFVCB to team up with the anti-graft agency in fighting corrupt practices, saying: “The work of fighting corruption is for all of us.”

Olukoyede frowned at undue demonisation of the EFCC by skit makers through false characterisation of the works of the commission, adding: “There are several skits flying around with an untrue portrayal of the EFCC and its officers.

“The NFVCB should look into this and stop such unprofessional practices.”

On his part, Hussaini said the NFVCB officials were in the EFCC office to seek robust collaboration with the commission.

He noted that the board was working hard against the glamourisation of crimes in films and videos, saying: “We are trying as much as possible to discourage the glamourisation of crimes in our movies.

“We are also trying to eliminate all those things movie makers are putting in their works that will make young people jump into schemes that are criminal in real life. In doing this, we are starting from script writers, then the producers because the producers are the ones who supervise the contents.”

The Star