Ochalla resumes as CP PSFU, reads riot act to fraudsters

By Christopher Oji

Commissioner of Police in charge of the Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU), Ikoyi,Lagos, Margaret Agabe Ochalla, has read the riot acts to fraudsters to either turn a new leaf or face the wrath of the unit.
Ochalla who just resumed as the CP of the unit,said she was going to apply cutting-edge technology to track, arrest and prosecute fraudsterss and other cybercrime perpetrators.
The woman CP , who spoke at the weekend during her maiden press briefing as the 29th CP of the unit said,”the PSFU is a section of the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID),where serious and complex cases are treated. I will strengthen the unit with training and retraining of officers among others. We are going restrategized against all crime perpetrators and they will be duly apprehended and prosecuted by legal process if found necessary. I want to reiterate my warning that internet fraudsters among other notorious cybercrime perpetrators to desist and repent or face severe legal punishment”.
She promised to assist fraud victims to get justice without fear or favour and to recover their losses.
She also promised to collaborate with stakeholders to ensure adequate policing of the state, as she possessed wealth of experience in investigation and criminology,” I will synergize closely with Stakeholders such as Fintechs,Telcos, Deposit Money Banks (DMBs), Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc(NIBSS), Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), Lagos State
Judiciary, Federal High Courts, and the Diplomatic Community, adding” above all t is my vision to make the PSFU ,a leading national, professional, and efficient fraud investigation Unit that is
dynamic, robust, and efficient”.
She called on the members of the public to feel free to report any cybercrime or fraud to the unit as they would be treated with fairness and equity.