In effort to break the criminal networks and damage associated with internet fraud across the country, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has unveiled a 24-hour Cybercrime Rapid Response Desk.<\/p>\n
The unveiling, which was done at the Banquet Hall, Presidential Villa, Abuja by the wife of Nigeria\u2019s President, Her Excellency, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, is to bring up digital and accelerated information transmission on internet fraud from the public and un-impeded response from the Commission.<\/p>\n
It is provided with both local and international telephone numbers through which the EFCC can be reached on a 24-hour basis on matters relating to cybercrime in Nigeria and across the globe. The unveiling was part of the highlights marking the National Cybercrime Summit organized by the EFCC with support of\u00a0the Rule of Law and Anti- Corruption, RoLAC, Programme, European Union\u00a0and International IDEA.<\/p>\n
The Summit was themed:\u00a0\u201cAlternatives to Cybercrime: Optimizing Cyber Skills for National Development.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0 Highlights of the programmed include panel discussions on alternative frameworks to insulate youths from cybercrimes,\u00a0presentation of award to winners of EFCC 2024 Essay Competition organized for students in secondary and tertiary schools in the country, with cash prizes ranging from N350, 000 to N800,000 and a documentary on the activities of the EFCC in the last one year of Mr. Ola Olukoyede\u2019s resourceful leadership.<\/p>\n The documentary, featuring the period\u00a0between October 2023 and September, 2024\u00a0showed that the EFCC secured 3455 convictions\u00a0and \u00a0made monetary recoveries of\u00a0N 248,750,049,365.52, ; $105,423,190.39; \u00a3 53,133.64; \u20ac172,547.10;\u00a0T1,300.00 ; CAD $ 3,400.00 ; \u00a0\u00a574,859:00 ; \u00a0AUS $ 740:00; 170:00 UAE DIRHAM; 73,000:00 KOREAN WON ; CFA 7,821,375:00ican CFA) to R 50:00 .<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Speaking in a keynote address following the unveiling, Mrs Tinubu noted that the theme of the summit resonated deeply with the current challenges cybercrime posed not only in Nigeria but across the globe. According to her, \u201cCybercrime is not a crime against individuals and businesses. It is an assault on our collective integrity, economic stability and the future of our youth\u201d. She praised the EFCC for devotedly seeking solution to the lingering menace.<\/p>\n She stated that Nigeria was confronted with the reality of the dangers and new vulnerabilities the digital age is posing to humanity. \u201cIt is therefore crucial that we address these challenges head on and explore not only the harmful consequences of cybercrimes but also the sustainable alternatives that can redirect our youths towards productive and positive endeavours. With young people accounting for more than 60 per cent of our population, the involvement of youths in cybercrime is a threat to the nation\u2019s quest for economic stability,\u201d she said<\/p>\n Executive Chairman of the EFCC, Ola \u00a0Olukoyede observed that \u201cthe menace of cybercrimes, like most economic and financial crimes, is a burning challenge that we cannot deny, ignore or wish away.\u201d\u00a0The national discourse on cybercrime, the EFCC boss said, was necessitated\u00a0by\u00a0\u201cthe overarching need for us to articulate opinions and build greater strength against the scourge of cybercrimes.\u00a0 This time around, we are not only interrogating the problem, we are aggregating workable solutions to it.\u201d<\/p>\n Further in his speech, he observed that\u00a0\u201cThe enormity of challenges posed to us as individuals and nation by cybercrimes are grievous.\u00a0 As individuals, youths\u2019 involvement in these crimes is distorting and corrupting acceptable family values. The tendency towards quick riches no longer positions our young people for enterprise, resourceful intellectual aspirations and technological innovations.\u201d<\/p>\n In financial terms, Olukoyede stated that\u00a02,328 (Two Thousand, Three Hundred and Twenty-eight) cases\u00a0of cybercrime occur daily globally with a global loss projected to hit $10.5 trillion by 2025. \u201cProjections by multiple sources show that the global loss to cybercrimes may reach a staggering $10.5 trillion by 2025, with approximately 2,328 (Two Thousand, Three Hundred and Twenty-eight) cases occurring daily.\u00a0 The implication of all these is that, if left unchecked, cybercrimes portend grave dangers to the entire world. These are the realities stoking the Commission\u2019s fight against these crimes.\u201d<\/p>\n Minister of State for Youth Development, Mr. Ayodele Olawande while commending the EFCC in its fight against cybercrime stated that \u201cThe Commission has done so well in planning and engaging the youths in every state that will give them the platform to do so. As youths, as a body, we are promising the EFCC that we will do everything in our power, everything we can do to make sure that Nigerian youths are with the EFCC and that we are ready to work with it. We will make sure that we will go to every nook and cranny of the 774 local government areas to spread the anti-cybercrime message\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n The Chairman of Nigerian Governors\u2019 Forum, and Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq commended \u00a0the EFCC for organizing the summit and pledged his support to the Commission in its efforts to redeem the youth from the path of cyber criminalities. \u201cYou have our support in this regards. We commend you on their efforts in putting this gathering together. I am sure that after this summit, we will all leave here better informed on our perception of cybercrime.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A lot more goodwill messages came from His Eminence, Alhaji Muhammad SAAd Abubakar 111, the Sultan of Sokoto, His Majesty, Igwe Nnaemeka Ugochukwu Achebe, Obi of Onitsha, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi (The Ojaja 11), Ooni of Ife,,\u00a0\u00a0Danladi Plang, Head of Programme, IDEA, among others.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In effort to break the criminal networks and damage associated with internet fraud across the country, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has unveiled a 24-hour Cybercrime Rapid Response Desk. 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