The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has dismissed as false claims that it discovered $800 million, N700 billion cash, and drugs worth N1 trillion at the residence of Bello el-Rufai, the eldest son of the immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai.

The commission made this known yesterday in a statement on its official Facebook account.

The clarification follows speculations that the EFCC discovered the huge catchment, but described the claims as a false narrative.It urged Nigerians to disregard the reports.

However, its chairman, Ola Olukoyede, has hinted of building a Cyber Crime Research Centre to tame internet fraud.

This is, as a legal practitioner, John Baiyeshea (SAN), recommended serious legislation as punishment for people found stealing the nation’s commonwealth.

He charged the legal system to apply appropriate sanctions against corrupt leaders.

Speaking at a town hall meeting, themed, ‘Uniting the Youths Against Corruption: Shaping Tomorrow’s Integrity’, organised by the Ilorin zonal directorate of the EFCC, marking this year’s International Anti-Corruption Day in Ilorin, Olukoyede, through the zonal director, Harry Erin, said the agency initiated several measures to educate and engage young people against cybercrime.

The EFCC boss, who said there was a compelling need for young people to close ranks and confront corruption, advised them to see a better future, by opting for integrity.

According to him, corruption affects every age group, biting harder against the prospects and possibilities of youths.

He hinted that some of the routes that could be taken by youths to achieve unity in the fight against corruption were deliberate synergy against graft.

The keynote speaker and legal practitioner, John Baiyeshea (SAN), recommended serious legislation as punishment for people that appropriate Nigeria’s commonwealth.

Baiyeshea also recommended death penalty for people found to have corruptly enriched themselves with the country’s patrimony.