Olatunji Disu, Inspector-General of Police (IGP), has called for deeper collaboration among West African law enforcement agencies to tackle the growing threat of transnational organised crime, warning that criminal networks are increasingly exploiting porous borders and technological advancements to evade detection.
Disu made the call on Monday while presiding over the 11th Meeting of Heads of INTERPOL National Central Bureaus (NCBs) for West Africa held in Abuja.
The gathering brought together heads of INTERPOL National Central Bureaus from 16 West African countries, alongside senior officials from the INTERPOL General Secretariat and regional security organisations, to discuss strategies for strengthening cross-border policing and intelligence-sharing.
The police chief painted a grim picture of the security challenges facing the sub-region, noting that criminal enterprises such as human trafficking rings, arms smuggling networks, drug cartels, cybercrime syndicates, money laundering operations, terrorist financiers and violent extremist groups operate across national boundaries with increasing sophistication.
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