“Internet crimes are sophisticated and the NCC as a critical partner is always ready to work with the EFCC in any area it could to contribute to the attainment of the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu”, Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida noted .
The EVC who made the remark when he visited the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede on Wednesday, said that the NCC is a longtime partner in the fight against internet fraud, stressing that the visit was meant to deepen the conversation and engagement between the two organisations.
Maida said that the EFCC facilitated the forensic training of some of the staff of the NCC, adding that the inter-relationship between the two Commissions was vital in combating internet fraud.
Responding, the Executive Chairman of the EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede called for a broad-based collaboration and synergy between the Commission and the NCC in tackling the menace of internet fraud.
Olukoyede pointed out that fraudsters are employing the internet as a gateway to perpetrate crimes and charged the NCC to be firmer in its regulatory works.
“When enforcers of the law and regulators collaborate, it will not be business as usual. There is a need for collaboration because crimes are technology-driven”, he said.
He said the collaboration of the two Commissions signalled greater readiness to confront the menace of internet fraud and assured fraudsters that criminality would not be business as usual for them.
Olukoyede stressed that the challenges facing the country are surmountable and called for more commitment towards a corruption-free nation.
He enjoined the NCC and internet service providers to monitor the use of the internet more closely to checkmate the activities of fraudsters. According to him, where stakeholders support and collaborate with the EFCC, the Commission would do its job perfectly.
- Culled from Agency reports and rewritten