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The Senate Committee on ICT and Cyber Security has pledged to support the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCC) through legislation to deliver on its mandate.
The Chairman of the committee, Senator Afolabi Shuiab Salisu, made the pledge on Wednesday in Abuja when he led members of the committee on an oversight visit to the center
He said the visit was in line with the mandate of the committee to see how technology could be used to address the country’s pressing challenges.
According to him, security is one of the major challenges the country is currently facing and as members of the committee, we thought it was right to start with the NPF-NCC.
“Today, cybercrime is on the increase, and as a committee, we are here to see the facilities on the ground at the center and the challenges militating its operations.
“The idea is to ensure that they deliver on their mandate of addressing the increasing rate of cybercrimes effectively.
“Cybercrime is a technology and it damages the economy and individuals,” he said.
Salisu expressed satisfaction with the facilities on the ground at the center adding that funds were needed to enhance the operational requirement of the center
“They also need some empowerment to address the issues of kidnapping in the country.
“With modern technology, they could track all technology devices, including the phones used by criminals.
“No crime can be committed today without the use of technology and what this means is that we need technology to combat the crimes,” he said.
He said the committee would also, visit other agencies saddled with the responsibilities to fight cybercrime to promote synergy among them.
In his remark, the Director and Commissioner of Police in charge of the NPF-NCC, Mr Uche Ifeanyi, commended the committee members for the visit.
He said the visit had created an avenue for the legislators to see the strengths and the weaknesses of the center to be able to support the center through adequate budgetary allocation.
Ifeanyi said the fight against cybercrime could only be won with adequate funding adding that the center currently had one of the best technologies that require renewal and subscription.
“The renewals, subscriptions, and licensing of the technologies run into millions of dollars that the Nigeria Police cannot do alone.
We need the right budgetary allocation, we need the support of the legislators and the government to enhance our service delivery,” he said.
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