Datasharing: Nigeria, Interpol Sign MOU Police Information System
The Nigerian Government, and International Criminal Police Organisation, INTERPOL signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MOU on data and information sharing under West African Police Information System, WAPIS platform.
Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, who signed for the government at the ceremony in Abuja, said that the agreement and implementation of the project were long overdue.
Dambazau said that WAPIS would strengthen exchange of information and coordination among countries in West Africa, adding that it would also tackle emerging security threats in the region.
Also, Secretary-General of INTERPOL, Jurgen Stock said the event was a significant milestone and good step in stakeholders fight against crime in Nigeria and beyond.
In his remarks, Head of Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS delegation General Francis Behanzin, said WAPIS was important to security of the region, through sharing of data between among the nations.
