Members of the public comprising strategic partners in security and policing in Nigeria have been charged by the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba Alkali, to report all forms of cyber crimes online through the Nigeria Police Force Cybercrime Reporting Portal – https://incb.npf.gov.ng, interpolnigeria@npf.gov.ng, via WhatsApp on 07043797900, and via call/SMS on 08094557845.
The cyber crimes include identity theft, child sexual exploitation, cyber-stalking, cyber-bullying, credit card fraud and internet fraud, among others.
The charge by the IGP was made known on Wednesday, September 14, 2022, in a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi.
The Cybercrime Reporting Portal, which is domiciled at the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) Abuja, avails the Force with access to intelligence and data sharing between the 195 member countries of the INTERPOL.
The portal also has various resources to be enjoyed by visitors to the website such as abridged cybercrime awareness material, online safety tips, the 2015 Cybercrime Act and Africa’s First Storified Cybersecurity Handbook – “no go fall maga”, in portable document format.
Also, in his quest to expand the intelligence gathering capability of the Nigeria Police Force, the IGP ordered the immediate completion of a new office complex opposite the Louis Edet House, for the Force Intelligence Bureau.
The FPRO said that the new complex would be fitted with ICT-based state-of-the-art gadgets which would be in tune with contemporary intelligence gathering realities.
CSP Adejobi stated further that the IGP, who is an ardent believer in the wide array of possibilities available for effective policing via intelligence gathering, charged the Assistant Inspector-General of Police Force Intelligence Bureau (AIG-FIB), on the effective deployment of human and materials assets for effective gathering of active intelligence.
The IGP equally tasked the AIG-FIB to commence immediate training for its officers and men on the use of the new office complex, and deployment of the new gadgets.
The Inspector-General of Police, who reiterating the commitment of the Force to ensuring protection of lives and property, urged all stakeholders in security to ensure effective and timely dissemination of available and actionable intelligence for prompt police action with a view to achieving effective policing and public safety across the country.
