The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has advised comedians, skit creators, content developers, and movie producers against using the organization’s logos, insignia, and jackets inunauthorized films and comedies.
The EFCC brand may not be used in such images without permission, the Commission continued.
This caution was issued by the EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, on Wednesday and posted on the commission’s official Twitter account.
“The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been drawn to the activities of content creators, movies and skit producers who use EFCC-branded Jackets, symbols, insignia and other accoutrements without authorization,”
While appreciating the desire of those in the creative sector to make movies/skits with plots around economic and financial crimes, it stressed that such operators should seek the Commission’s authorisation, “including vetting of scenes which purport to depict the operations of the Commission, to ensure that false or misleading messages are not passed to the public.”
The Public Affairs Department of the Commission is adequately equipped to work with motion picture practitioners desirous of partnering with the Commission in using films and skits to educate the public, especially the youth on the dangers of economic and financial crimes.
“Anyone found acting contrary to this advisory shall henceforth be treated as an impersonator and dealt with accordingly,” he concluded.
