Jubilation as INTERPOL appoints Nigerian police commissioner to head an important unit in Africa

• A Nigerian Police Commissioner, CP Ifeanyi Henry Uche, has gotten a continental assignment from the International Police Organization (INTERPOL)
• INTERPOL appointed Uche arsenic the Chairman of the African Heads of Cybercrime Units aft the tenure of Ratjindua Tjivikua, caput of Cybercrime of Namibia expired
• The African Heads of Cybercrime Units comprised heads of 54 countries successful the continent of Africa

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A Nigerian Police Commissioner, CP Ifeanyi Henry Uche, has been appointed by the International Police Organization (INTERPOL) arsenic the Chairman of the African Heads of Cybercrime Units.

Uche is taking implicit from Ratjindua Tjivikua, caput of Cybercrime of Namibia aft his tenure expired.

Uche replaces INTERPOL appoints Nigerian CP, Uche arsenic chairman, African heads of cybercrime units Photo credit: @NPF_NCCC/@Landlord1ofAbia
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He volition seat the cybercrime units which comprise heads of 54 countries.

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As reported by Vanguard, Uche is successful complaint Nigeria Police Force National Cyber Crime Centre (NPF -NCCC).

The CP portion speaking astatine the closing of the Africa Working Group Meeting connected Cybercrime connected Friday, May 3 said caller technologies person progressively exposed African cyberspace arsenic imaginable targets for cybercriminals.

He lamented that astir African countries person debased levels of committedness to cybersecurity.

“It is important that we articulation the operational subgroups created by INTERPOL to bolster our corporate ratio successful the combat against cybercrime successful the sub-region.”

The police brag advocated for the constitution of an African Incident Response Mechanism and Cybersecurity Frameworks connected a Police-to-Police basis.

Uche said it would assistance to destruct the bottlenecks impeding the escaped travel of resources.

“I advocator for the constitution of African Incident Response Mechanism and Cybersecurity Frameworks connected a Police-to-Police ground to destruct the bottlenecks impeding the escaped travel of resources. “We indispensable leverage the INTERPOL NCB 1/247 connection web and existing capabilities with respect to sharing of classified intelligence.”

As reported by AIT, Uche was initially appointed arsenic the Vice Chairman of Africa Heads of Cybercrime Units successful July, 2022.

Nigeria Appointed Vice Chairman Of Interpol Africa Heads Of Cybercrime Units

Rivers CP wins constabulary commissioner of the Year

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the Nigeria Police Force rewarded 16 officers astatine its maiden variation of the Nigeria Police Awards and Commendation ceremony.

The Commissioner of Police, Rivers state Command, Olatunji Disu was awarded the Commissioner of Police of the Year.

15 different outstanding constabulary officers were besides rewarded based connected the recommendations of the Nigeria Police Force Awards Committee.

Source: Legit.ng