Germany Govt. assures EFCC of regular training partnership

By OKOSUN OKHUELEIGBE

The Consulate General of the Federal Rebublic of Germany in Lagos, Mr. Ingo Herbert has assured the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC),

of regular training opportunities for its staff.

He gave the assurance in Lagos on Wednesday at the presentation of certificate of participation to nine operatives of the EFCC, who, together with participants from other law enforcement agencies, had a seven-day capacity building training programme facilitated by the German government.

Herbert promised that adequate training will be offered to staff of the EFCC and other agencies  on request. “What we do is, on request, we make proposals and send experts to train Nigerian officers in these fields, and the course is about operative analysis and the techniques, and I have heard from the participants that they found this course interesting and supportive for their daily work. We are partners and we assist the Nigeria police and other agencies to know what training they need and we send experts”, he said.

The training:  ‘Basics of Operational Analysis’ was geared towards equipping investigators with the right analytical skills for better performance in investigations and crime detection. EFCC’s Head of Operations in Lagos, Mr. Ilyasu Kwarbai, gave rave reviews of the training and commended the German government for offering the participants the opportunity.

According to him, “Analysis is very important when it comes to investigating economic and financial crimes because you need to be able to analyse documents gotten from other institutions during the course of investigations.”

The other agencies that participated in the training were the Department of State Services, (DSS); National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) and National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, (NAPTIP).

Other officials at the certificate presentation ceremony include the German course facilitator, Mr Simon B. Otto and The German Police Liaison Officer Mr. Dominik Muller.