France boosts EFCC against crime

Lagos - French Police and the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission (EFCC) welcomed the two
agencies' partnerships to thwart such vices.
Speaking after a donation of computers to the EFCC by
the French Embassy in Nigeria, French delegation
leader and Police Attache, Eric Bonnichon, said the
gesture was an indication of the improvement in the
cooperation between the EFCC and the French
government.
Balima Roger of the Police Liaison Office at the French
Embassy spoke on his behalf.
"We hope that in the future, we will be able to reinforce
our cooperation. I want to seize this opportunity to say
that anybody who commits any economic crime in
France and comes to Nigeria or vice-versa will
be prosecuted," Bonnichon's representative said.
EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Lamorde, expressed delight on
the growing collaboration between the agency and the
French Government.
"If anyone commits any economic or financial crime in
this country and runs to France and thinks France will
give him protection from the law, we will ensure they
are brought to book. In the same vein, if someone
commits a crime in France and comes to Nigeria, we
are always here to liaise with the French authorities
and ensure that such a person is brought to book
by way of investigation, prosecution or even
extradition to France," he added.
Courtesy: news24
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