Legendary Crack Detective, Newly Promoted CP Dan Okoro Visited CRAN During Interaction Issued Red Alert to Financial Institutions and Others
Legendary crack detective, newly Promoted CP Dan Okoro visited CRAN during Interaction issued red Alert to financial institutions and others. The police have concluded plans to deploy forensic inputs, intelligence skills and in-depth investigation to combat fraud and other financial crimes.
This was disclosed by Nkem Okoro,
the Police Commissioner in charged of the Anti-Fraud, Force Criminal
Investigation and Intelligence Department (FCIID), Alagbon Nkem
Okoro.
Okoro stated this during his official visit to Crime Reporters Association of Nigeria, during his
interaction with CRAN members in Lagos, acknowledged that the Inspector-General
Of Police (IG) Ibrahim Idris has promised to give all the needed support to [FCIID] to reduce fraud
to a bearable level in the country.
He said: "We are going to
strengthen the Anti-Fraud department, reposition it to the best in combating
all manner of cyber fraud, 419 and other related cases in line with the vision
of the IG as well as the anti-corruption war of the present administration of
President Muhammadu Buhari.
"We are there to actualise this
dream. In doing so, we have a template to tackle this issue of fraud that has
affected the financial and economic state of the nation.
"We would employ international
best practices, forensic input, modern day intelligence gathering approaches,
technology driven investigative methods, to tackle complicated, multifaceted
cyber fraud, among others, which have painted the country in bad light
internationally. My boss, the IG is not happy about this and has found me
worthy to head the section to bring out necessary changes.
"I hereby warn corporate bodies,
banks, oil companies, other financial institutions, such as the Stock Exchange,
Federal and state government agencies, foreigners, maritime operators, Bureau De
Change (BDC) operators, educational institutions, NGOs, real estate/land
speculators involved in fraudulent deals, service providers such as network
providers, hospitality, health sectors and all those involved in insiders'
trading or any form of fraud to desist or face the full wrath of the law.
"Our investigations would be so
thorough to ensure we have smooth prosecution and gain convictions. There would
be no sacred cows in this fight against corruption and fraud."
Continuing, Okoro said he would not
spare 419ners both local and international ones, noting that their actions were
embarrassing and damaging the good image of the country.
"We shall tackle them. As for
cyber crime fraudsters, I have a special place in my heart for them. They
should pray they are not because I would also deal with those who aide, abate,
encourage or benefit in their loot.
"I would investigate
thebavtibtieiss of fraudulent foreigners, who connived with some crooks in the
system to defraud, short change and evade tax payments or any other legal
charges that should go to government coffers. They would be arraigned in court
if found culpable.
"It is criminal for foreigners
to come here and clean our vault dry through fraudulent channels. Foreigners
and their Nigerian collaborators who find joy in short changing the government
are warned. Most of them are here doing money laundering and rpund tripping.
They must play by the rules. It is no loner business as usual.
"Let persons who engage in
sharp fraudulent practices start having a rethink. We would go after them. The
IG has said it many times that these menaces have taken us back and cannot
continue. We must collectively tackle them.
"Those who cause financial
setback to fellow Nigerians, the nation's economy would be in trouble with the
new rebranded, repositioned, refocused, re-engineered and reinvented Anti-Fraud
section under my watch.
"I enjoin all Nigerians to key
into this fight against fraud, fraudsters and other form of criminality, as to
salvage our dear country. The initiative of the IG to inject professionalism of
the force in the area of checkmating these vices through the reorganised
Anti-Fraud section, would bring in the needed result in our financial systems
and transactions.
"The IG is bent on ensuring
zero tolerance to fraud in Nigeria and within the force and will do everything
possible in ensuring that the war is won.
To the globe, Cyber Crime is not a new type of crime. Any illegal behaviour that occurs on or via the medium of computers, the internet, or other technology recognised by the Information Technology Act is described as cybercrime. Cyber Crime is the most common crime in modern India, and it has a terrible impact.
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