EFCC receives Senate C’ttee on ICT/Cybercrime
-Oseni commends commission’s advancement in ICT
The Chairman, Senate Committee on ICT and Cybercrime, Senator Yakubu Oseni and his team had recently paid a working visit to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) headquarters in Abuja.
Members of the Committee were on oversight function at the anti-graft commission with the sole purpose of seeking partnership and identifying inherent gaps in the country’s ICT sector.
The visit was also meant to establish appropriate synergy with other relevant stakeholders that could further help the country in the fight against cyber threats or challenges.
Senator Oseni who decried the misuse of the gains achieved in digital infrastructure by some unscrupulous elements in the country and the world at large, commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for its advancement in ICT, Cybercrime and Forensic facilities.
The lawmaker who was obviously impressed with the sector’s technological facilities, promised to liaise with the Senate Committee that oversees the activities of other aspects mentioned by the EFCC boss needing urgent attention.
In the area of workstations that the commission lacks, as pointed out by the commission’s acting chairman, Senator Oseni promised to present the issue to National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), adding that workstation could be provided almost immediately.
The Acting Chairman of EFCC, Umar Abba Mohammed who received the Senator and his team expressed joy over the visit, and enumerated some of the challenges confronting the commission.
The anti-graft boss who listed the 14 zonal offices of the sector across Nigeria, explained that the cybercrime recorded in 2019 alone was more than half the percentage of total crime recorded in previous years.