Wednesday, August 19, 2015

FBI Donates Forensic Equipment To EFCC

                             FROM LEFT. FRITZ KENNELY, CHUKKO ABDUL OF EFCC, MICHAEL    BONNER, PAULA PARKINSON, DEHAB GEHRAB AND ILIYASU KWARBAI OF EFCC  040

The Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI of the United States donates Forensic equipment to the Nigerian, Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC to  enhance Collaboration in the fight against financial crime.

The equipment donated  Forensic Recovery of Evidence Device, F.R.E.D was presented to the Head of Operations, Lagos Zonal office, EFCC, Iliyasu Kwarbai, by the United State acting Consul General, Dehab Ghereab.
She said it will aid the commission to fight cyber crime and standardize it operation.

“As we engage in these practices, we needed our counterparts, so the FBI office made an assessment of the prevailing cases of cyber-based crimes which are not unique to Nigeria,” Ms. Ghereab said.

Also,Fritz Kennely, a technical personnel with the FBI, said the device will help the EFCC in analyzing, processing and in the preservation of digital evidence which can be presented to a court in clear, concise and understandable manner, helping judges to adjudicate effectively.

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