In furtherance of the Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation between the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and Western Australia Police, three operatives of the EFCC have arrived in Perth, Western Australia to assist its Police with major fraud investigations as well as compare notes on cases of mutual interest to both law enforcement organisations.

Paul Okoli,  Danladi Daniel and Abbah Sambo will be in Perth for two weeks, sharing experiences with their Australian counterparts. The trio would assist with on going and new fraud investigations affecting nationals of both countries and will also be hoping to improve their skills through exposure to the procedures of Western Australia Police.

EFCC, is reputed worldwide for its success in fighting all manners of fraudulent activities, notably advance fee fraud and internet scam.
Their arrival in Perth boosts collaboration between EFCC and WA Police. Members of the team are among investigators that have worked on internet scam cases that targets West Australians, the most recent being the case of a woman, Jette Jacobs, who was found dead in South Africa last year.

Det-Sen-Sgt Blackshaw is reported as saying that the presence of the EFCC operatives is a “ demonstration of Nigeria’s will to assist us here in this state to tackle the problems we’re facing with online advanced fee fraud and mortgage fraud.”

Media & Publicity
31st March, 2014