The Ag. Zonal Director of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abuja Zonal Directorate, Assistant Commander of the EFCC, ACE I Michael Wetkas, has called for stronger collaboration between the Commission and the Department of State Service, DSS.
He said this while on a scheduled courtesy visit to the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Command of the DSS.
Wetkas noted that it was important for him to seek collaboration from other law enforcement agencies following his posting to Abuja Zonal Directorate in March 2025.
He noted the DSS as one of the key security and law enforcement agencies in the country and stressed that it was pertinent for the EFCC to strengthen the already existing collaboration with it.
He recalled his experience as the Zonal Commander in Gombe and Lagos where he learnt the importance of collaboration between the Commission and the DSS especially in information sharing.
“The meeting is for me to introduce myself and my team to you because in the course of this job, we will always be meeting and we need each other always.”
He further noted that the EFCC is open to a deeper working relationship with the DSS.
The State Director of Security, Usman N. Dauda, who spoke through Deputy Director, Operations, Babangida Aliyu, appreciated the EFCC for the visit saying that the meeting was timely and also called for more collaboration on technical and operational levels.
He also said that understanding between officers of both agencies can also be forged through social events to build better working relationships.
