FG Inaugurates National Coordination Team Against Cyber Crime

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of
Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) has inaugurated
the Global Action Against Cyber Crime (GLACY)
Project National Coordination Team in Abuja.

Inaugurating the team on Tuesday, Malami was full of optimism
that the GLACY project would “Close the gaps and strengthen the
efficacy of criminal justice stakeholders in the fight against
criminalities in the on-line environment”.

The inauguration was done in the presence of a delegation of the
Council of Europe, who were in Nigeria on an initial assessment of
the GLACY project.

The AGF told the delegates that the Federal Government had
already taken steps, through domestic policies and legislation to
fight cyber crime in the country.

He stressed that curbing the trend of cyber crime is crucial for
both political and economic development of Nigeria.

Represented at the occasion by the Director of Public
Prosecution (DPP), Umar Mohammed, the AGF stated that Nigeria has
started implementing the National Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy
which was adopted In February 5, 2015.

“The Nigeria Computer Emergency Response Team (ng-CERT) has been
commissioned and now in operation.

“The Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention etc) Act, 2015, signed
into law on 15th May of the same year, outlines the legal and
institutional framework needed to drive the nation’s preparedness
to fight cybercrime and protect Nigeria’s national interest in its
engagements in cyberspace and has also made provisions for
effective international cooperation” the AGF said.

In addition, he told the delegates and other stakeholders that
the Cybercrime Advisory Council was inaugurated on April 20, 2016
to reinforce implementation of the Act.

“The process of approval for full access to the Convention on
Cybercrime is at an advanced stage”, he said.

However, the AGF admitted that gaps still existed in capacity
building.

He said that “considering the fast evolving technological
advancement, the widening threat landscape and the borderless
nature of electronic crimes, cyber capacity building cannot be over
emphasised.”

According to the AGF,  “The way forward is through
multilateral cooperation and collaboration.

“It is in this light that we welcome this initial assessment
visit to identify and define the priorities that criminal justice
authorities in Nigeria have to face to pinpoint which area to cover
through the capacity building of the GLACY Project through direct
consultation with stakeholders and to formally inaugurate the
requisite GLACY – National Coordinating Team.

This, the AGF said will support the council of Europe in the
multi-sector coordination and implementation of the GACY- Programme
in Nigeria.

The team, headed by George-Maria Tyendezwa of the Federal
Ministry of Justice, is to support the Council of Europe in the
multi-sector coordination and implementation of the GLACY programme
in Nigeria.

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of
Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) has inaugurated
the Global Action Against Cyber Crime (GLACY)
Project National Coordination Team in
Abuja.

Inaugurating the team on Tuesday, Malami was full of optimism
that the GLACY project would “Close the gaps and strengthen the
efficacy of criminal justice stakeholders in the fight against
criminalities in the on-line environment”.

The inauguration was done in the presence of a delegation of the
Council of Europe, who were in Nigeria on an initial assessment of
the GLACY project.

The AGF told the delegates that the Federal Government had
already taken steps, through domestic policies and legislation to
fight cyber crime in the country.

He stressed that curbing the trend of cyber crime is crucial for
both political and economic development of Nigeria.

Represented at the occasion by the Director of Public
Prosecution (DPP), Umar Mohammed, the AGF stated that Nigeria has
started implementing the National Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy
which was adopted In February 5, 2015.

“The Nigeria Computer Emergency Response Team (ng-CERT) has been
commissioned and now in operation.

“The Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention etc) Act, 2015, signed
into law on 15th May of the same year, outlines the legal and
institutional framework needed to drive the nation’s preparedness
to fight cybercrime and protect Nigeria’s national interest in its
engagements in cyberspace and has also made provisions for
effective international cooperation” the AGF said.

In addition, he told the delegates and other stakeholders that
the Cybercrime Advisory Council was inaugurated on April 20, 2016
to reinforce implementation of the Act.

“The process of approval for full access to the Convention on
Cybercrime is at an advanced stage”, he said.

However, the AGF admitted that gaps still existed in capacity
building.

He said that “considering the fast evolving technological
advancement, the widening threat landscape and the borderless
nature of electronic crimes, cyber capacity building cannot be over
emphasised.”

According to the AGF,  “The way forward is through
multilateral cooperation and collaboration.

“It is in this light that we welcome this initial assessment
visit to identify and define the priorities that criminal justice
authorities in Nigeria have to face to pinpoint which area to cover
through the capacity building of the GLACY Project through direct
consultation with stakeholders and to formally inaugurate the
requisite GLACY – National Coordinating Team.

This, the AGF said will support the council of Europe in the
multi-sector coordination and implementation of the GACY- Programme
in Nigeria.

The team, headed by George-Maria Tyendezwa of the Federal
Ministry of Justice, is to support the Council of Europe in the
multi-sector coordination and implementation of the GLACY programme
in Nigeria.