The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had donated a forensic work station to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The donation was one of the ways to enhance the collaboration between the commission and the United States in the fight against economic and financial crimes.
The equipment, referred to as FRED (Forensic Recovery of Evidence Device), was presented to the Head of Operations, Lagos Zonal Office of the EFCC, Iliyasu Kwarbai, by the United States acting Consul General, Dehab Ghereab.
According to Ghereab, the equipment will enhance the EFCC’s effort in the fight against cybercrime and standardise its operations.
She said: “As we engage in these practices, we need our counterparts, so the FBI office made an assessment of the prevailing cases of cyber-based crimes which are not unique to Nigeria.”
Fritz Kennely, technical officer with the FBI, said that the device would help the EFCC in analysing, processing and preservation of digital evidence which could be presented in court in a clear, concise and understandable manner, thereby aiding judges to adjudicate effectively.
Receiving the device, Kwarbai thanked the FBI for its support in the areas of manpower development and investigation.
On her part, Ghereab praised the long term partnership between the FBI and EFCC which has existed for more than a decade
