FG, Ghana partner to curb cybercrime
To promote regional growth and relationship, the Ghanaian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Alhaji Rashid Bawa, said the federal government is ready to collaborate with his home government to curtail cyber and other crimes in both countries.
Bawa made this known on Wednesday when he paid a courtesy visit to the Comptroller of Nigeria Immigration Service in Cross River state, Mr. Felix Uche.
He said that both countries had realized that through collaboration, cybercrime and other crimes would drastically reduce.
According to him, when collaborative measures are taken, sponsors of these crimes will be prosecuted according to the laws in their respective countries which will bring an end to such crimes.
“As we speak, this matter is being discussed at the highest level. The Comptroller General of the Ghanaian Immigration Service and his counterpart in Nigeria had a fruitful discussion about this a month ago.
“Experts from Ghana and Nigeria will be meeting soon to come out with a road map to deal with some of these issues that are currently taking place. In the course of the discussion, it came out clearly that there are cartels that operate behind these cybercrimes and prostitution of our young ones.
“Ghana believes that with the collaboration, Nigerian Government and security services will help to unravel the root causes as the laws of each country will be applied to minimize crimes,” he stated.
The high commissioner commended the Nigeria Immigration Service in Cross River state for having a smooth relationship with the Ghanaian community and urged Ghanaians to always be of good conduct in the state.
The immigration comptroller in the state assured the visiting high commissioner of peaceful coexistence between Nigerians and Ghanaians within his command. He said that the immigration service had always treated Ghanaians in the state with respect and decency to foster the economic and West African state’s relationship.
“Majority of Ghanaians in the state have the valid travel documents that guarantee them the privilege to stay in the state. All we want is for them to be law abiding and peaceful; that is what we expect from them,” he added.
