By Christopher Oji
Operatives of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), in Panti, Lagos, have partnered with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to provide training on “Cybercrimes Investigations and Money Laundering Schemes” for officers.
This comes weeks after Deputy Commissioner of Police Ahmed Lateef facilitated the training of 91 police officers in the SCID, Panti, on criminal profiling, in collaboration with the International Institute of Professional Security.
The training had in attendance SCID officers, IT students and officers from Area ‘A’ command, including the area commander and all divisional officers within its jurisdiction.
In his opening remarks, DCP Ahmed Lateef advised officers to prioritize the opportunity presented to them, saying: “The facilitator of this training is Mr. Abbah Usman, head of the Advance Fee Fraud Section, Lagos Directorate. I advise officers and men in attendance to take advantage of the opportunity brought to them. Mr. Usman’s past lectures have been impactful, and I believe this should be even more impactful and educative.”
The State Criminal Investigation Department Police Liaison Officer, ASP Uthman Mogaji, noted that over 100 participants were awarded certificates.
“Officers and men present learned how to investigate an email, the proper way of handling electronic devices, and our approach to combating crime. A lot of ideas were shared on how to successfully investigate a fraud case, and different case studies were shared for better understanding,” Mogaji said.