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At the Nigerian Police Force headquarters in Abuja, Inspector General Kayode Egbetokun appointed Flutterwave CEO Olugbenga Agboola as National Youth Ambassador, citing his work in fintech and asking him to partner on cybercrime and fraud, financial crime reporting channels, and capacity building for young officers. Agboola accepted, saying he received an interesting letter inviting him and that today is a big day for Nigeria. He said the average age at Flutterwave is 22 years old, described the last 10 years of Nigerian and African achievement, and said he feels a guiding duty to Nigeria, to his team, and to changing the narrative. He pledged to give back to every member of the police force and to be a partner in their journey. He did not state any figures, timelines, or specific commitments beyond partnership and youth empowerment.
Key takeaways
Agboola said the average age at Flutterwave is 22 years old, framing the company as a youth-driven Nigerian success story.
Agboola accepted the National Youth Ambassador role and pledged to give back to every member of the police force.
Agboola said he feels a guiding duty to Nigeria, to his team, and to changing the country's narrative.
Agboola committed to being a partner in the police force's journey, without naming specific programs or timelines.
Egbetokun asked Agboola to partner on cybercrime, fraud, financial crime reporting channels, and capacity building for young officers.
The Inspector General of Police has appointed the fintech and technology expert Olugbenga Agboola as the National Youth Ambassador of the Nigerian Police Force. The appointment was announced at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, as part of activities marking International Youth Day, National Youth Security, Peace Building and Empowerment Initiative. The police said the appointment recognizes Agboola's contribution to technology, financial inclusion, entrepreneurship, and youth development, while positioning him as a role model for young Nigerians. According to the IGP, the initiative aims at strengthening engagement between the police and the youth, promoting peace, cybersecurity awareness, and responsible civic participation in the society. The force also intends to leverage the partnership to bridge the gap between technology and modern policing by improving the digital skills of young police officers and strengthening the capacity of the force to tackle cyber-related crimes. He charged Agboola to use his influence to promote integrity, responsible innovation, and lawful entrepreneurship among Nigerian youth.
Sincerely, today is a great day in my life and the life of the Nigerian Police Force. To have you with us here at the police headquarters today is a thing of great pride that you decided to honor our invitation, and I want to use the opportunity to say thank you for accepting our award to be an ambassador to the Nigerian Police Force. Your appointment is a recognition of your exceptional accomplishments as one of Africa's foremost technology entrepreneurs and visionary leadership leading Flutterwave in fintech. You are the pride of Nigeria. You are the pride of Africa, and the whole world is watching you. You are our own pride, and we look forward to greater things from you. I don't think there's anybody in this room who would not know you. If they don't, I plead that they check their phones quickly to know who we have the opportunity to sit down with us.
Leaders as it may, I would like the Nigerian Police—I will plead with you to partner with us in a number of instances where we talk about the issue of cybercrime and fraud. Let's have a partnership, financial crime and reporting channels. We are going to broker channels for reportage. And because I know you can do a lot of things for us, for some people who don't know, when you transfer money from one bank to another, when you use your ATM card, the device that makes it go immediately is created by this man sitting down. So when you transfer money every second, remember this man sitting down here. We are just going to discuss the capacity building for us. For if you look behind, you see armies of young officers. You came at a time that officers at the first floor—this place will have full size for you to see. And then in this headquarters we have a department, the AIG system, and we have young police officers who are doing—give them the task and it is done. Seeing the challenge to them today, but we are sure that national economic security and, most importantly, corporate social responsibility—because everybody has a responsibility—and I'm sure if you say yes to us, we are going to get something out of it. It means we are getting something out of your experience, is getting something out of it. So I will leave this thing now from my office to check into things, because I'm sure they will have to pass. Thank you so much.
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