Interpol grants EFCC, ICPC, others access to its database

11 Jun Interpol grants EFCC, ICPC, others access to its database

The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) has granted the nation’s security and relevant agencies access to its database for effective profiling of Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) and suspects of money laundering and illicit financial flows.

Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC), Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, disclosed this at the end of a meeting between heads of Nigerian law enforcement agencies and officials of Interpol in Lyon, France.

The Nigerian delegation comprise representatives of National Central Bureau Abuja (NCBA), Nigeria Police Force, Nigerian Navy, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) and the ICPC.

Highpoint of the gathering was the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) backing the symbiotic information sharing.
ICPC spokesperson, Azuka Ogugua, in a statement, yesterday, quoted Owasanoye as saying: “The commission will develop the habit of issuing notices, especially on high profile suspects. Such notices will be seen globally on PEPs in particular.”

IN the meantime, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has refuted claim that it had lost the National Identification Number (NIN) records of 7.9 million Nigerians.

The rebuttal was contained in a statement signed by Head, Corporate Communications, Kayode Adegoke. The organisation reassured Nigerians that its database remains intact and impenetrable.