Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is adding safeguards for its digital systems as it expands their use, a cybersecurity effort Chairman Olanipekun Olukoyede described at a conference, NAN reported.
NAN said the chairman’s remarks at the International Cybersecurity Conference in Abuja were delivered by Nwanyinma Okeanu, a deputy director in the EFCC’s Public Affairs Department. The conference website lists Olukoyede as a speaker and gives the dates as Oct. 27-28, 2026, at the Abuja Continental Hotel.
NAN reported that the work includes closer watch over the commission’s networks, limits on who can access its systems and preparations for responding to incidents. Olukoyede described the digital program as a way to move routine tasks out of manual handling, make information easier for staff to reach and automate more work. He also linked the shift to improved operational efficiency, NAN reported.
The platforms he named were the e-Petition Platform, Enterprise Case Management System (ECMS), Fraud Risk Assessment and Management System, and Asset Management System, according to NAN. Olukoyede said criminal groups use digital tools to reach many people, move funds across borders and conceal their activity, NAN reported. He said the commission must adapt “as crime evolves,” adding, “our response must evolve with it.”
At a separate media session Aug. 31, Olukoyede said about 60% of EFCC processes had been digitized, NAN reported. The commission announced a 24-hour Cybercrime Rapid Response Desk in October 2024 to receive internet fraud reports and support its response.
The conference’s official theme is “Cyber Resilience in the Age of AI: Defending Minds, Networks and Nations.” Its website lists the event as running through Oct. 28.
