[daily independent] Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) have begun partnership with the National Assembly to halt the rising incidence of Internet crimes in the country. Chairman, National Assembly Coalition on Anti-money Laundering and Cyber Security, Bassey Etim, made this known at a briefing in Abuja on Friday. Etim, who is also Deputy Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Drugs and Narcotics, said the partnership will show up in a two-day conference to begin today in Abuja.
President Umaru Yar'Adua, he added, would declare open the event to demonstrate the Federal Government's commitment to the eradication of cyber crimes and other forms of Internet frauds, which he said is causing embarrassment for the country.
The key role of the anti-graft agencies in the forum, Etim said, is to collaborate with the legislature to find lasting solution to the problem. Only on Thursday, Country Manager of Microsoft Nigeria, Emmanuel Onyeje, said in Abuja that Nigeria ranks third on the list of the world's top 10 online crimes spots.
He said in addition to the prevalence of cyber crime, software piracy rate in Nigeria currently stands at 82 per cent.
Onyeje lamented that Internet scams, identity theft, financial scams and software piracy undermine Nigeria's economic development, adding that such acts further reduce the country's ability to attract foreign investments.
According to Etim, however, "the coalition is a body comprising of National Assembly members for the purpose of enacting laws that would stop all forms of Internet frauds and cyber crimes. It is made up of about 70 members.
EFCC, ICPC Partner Nass On Internet Crime
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