IGP flags off cybersecurity training course in Abuja 

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Alkali Usman Baba on Monday launched the Nigeria Police Force-Cybersecurity Training Course (NPF-NCC) in Abuja with the participants drawn from the Cybercrime Unit of the Nigeria Police across the nation.

Speaking at the launching, the IGP who was represented by Joseph Obiajulu Egbunike, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) in charge of Criminal Intelligence and Investigations Department (FCIID), said that the launch of NPF-NCC would open a new chapter and paradigm shift in the history of the Nigerian Police Force.

According to him, “It is heartwarming and a privilege to witness the launch of the Nigerian Police Force into the global cybersecurity platform as a driving force in modern cyber and cyber-enabled crimes fighting and intelligence gathering.

“The intervention of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in collaboration with the Nigerian Police Force to build and bequeath a state-of-the-art national cybercrime centre to the National Cybersecurity architecture could not have come at a better time.

“The centre will be a game-changer that will change the narrative in the Cybercrime in the defence of our National Cyber Space and Cybercrime investigation by the Nigerian Police Force and indeed, all Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) in Nigerian.”

The IGP also revealed that, upon completion, the Nigerian NPF- NCCC would be a cybersecurity hub and first of its kind in Sub-Sahara Africa.

According to him, “this is the rationale for the pursuit of raising a strong and virile human capacity.”

He urged the participants in the maiden training to note that they have been carefully selected not as masters of art but as devoted scholars who would bring in their intellectual ingenuities to bear on the overall performance of the centre.

According to him, “It is a call to National service and not for vain glories or personal gains. I therefore charge you all to be at your best as we work with the technical partners to deliver on the dream  of the Police Force for a secure and united Nigeria, so the training must be taken with every seriousness it deserves.”

He expressed gratitude for the continuous support of the CBN and the implementing partner of the project.

In his remarks, the Assistant Inspector General of Police, (AIG) In-charge of INTERPOL, Garba Baba Umar stated that the Cybercrime Unit of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has “metamorphosed into a force to be reckoned with in the global fight against cybercrime investigation.”

According to him, “the Cybercrime Unit of the Force is rated as one of the best among the 93 member countries of INTERPOL in cybercrime investigation.”

This, he said was echoed by the Head of INTERPOL in Cybercrime Directorate during the last Head of NCBs meeting where he described the Nigeria Police Cybercrime Unit as “the most prolific among member countries.”.

“At the international level, the unit has proved its mettle through sustained robust collaboration with INTERPOL Cybercrime Fusion Centre in Singapore while we also stand distinguished locally with a retinue of notable achievements which impressed on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to invest in the idea of strengthening the capacity of the Unit through the establishment of what is known today as the NPF-NCCC

“Cybersecurity risks, he noted must be managed with the most appropriate tools and decision–making processes integrated into the overall national programme without over-reliance on external aid.

He explained that, “The facility is designed to have the capacity to assist in our Cyber Space Defence. It will track, collate, analyze and counter a variety of threats in the evolving threat space against critical national infrastructure.”

The training course, the Umar added is very essential to prepare the Cybersecurity workforce of the centre to be up to date, innovative and equipped with requisite skills and to manage evolving threats.

He, therefore, pledged unfettered commitment to the policy thrust of the IGP through improved service delivery while leveraging on the support provided by the centre.

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