Combating cyber crime
A U.S. based
Nigerian Forensic Consultant, Nathaniel Cole, says access to the use of
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) by security agencies
will help them in fighting cyber crimes. Mr Cole, who is also an
anti-money laundering specialist, said in an interview with the media,
on Monday in Abuja, that it was unfortunate that many police stations
in the country had no access to even computer.
“Police stations and police vehicles in other countries are equipped
with computers and we are supposed to be fighting the same type of
crimes,” he said. “Our law enforcement agencies need to be properly
equipped and their personnel trained in the use of ICT to fight crime.”
He also stressed the need for the National Assembly to make appropriate
laws that would help in fighting cyber crimes in the country. “Right
now, there is no definition of what cyber crime is in the country,” he
said. “There is a need to properly define what cyber crime is and how
to combat it.” Mr Cole also called for the enactment of evidence and
data protection laws, saying that it would help the security agencies
in the use of digital evidence in prosecuting suspected cyber
criminals.
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