The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Forensic Electronic and Digital Law Consultancy, FEDLAC, on Saturday, November 7, 2026 concluded a collaborative capacity-building programme for senior staff of the Commission.
The programme, themed: From the Crime Scene to the Courtroom: Strengthening the Fight Against Economic and Financial Crimes, held in two cohorts of three days each between Monday, November 2, 2026 and Saturday, November 7, 2026 at the EFCC Academy, Karu, Abuja.
Commenting on the training, the Executive Chairman, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, said the training “speaks directly to effective law enforcement”. Represented by the Acting Commandant of the EFCC Academy, Assistant Commander of EFCC, ACE 1 Joseph Ogwiji, the EFCC boss stated that, “successful prosecution must begin with a properly conducted investigation, evidence must be identified with facts before you, it must be collected, analyzed, preserved and presented in a manner that meets legal and professional standards.”
He further stressed that any gap left open in the processes leading to diligent prosecution, including witness error, may jeopardize the chance of winning a very good case. This underscored the collaboration with FEDLAC, to hone the skills of officers of the Commission for effective investigation and prosecution of cases.
The Chief Executive Officer, FEDLAC, lead facilitator of the two cohorts, Professor Alaba Omolaye-Ajileye, (retd) hailed Olukoyede and the management of the Commission, for their determined efforts to continuously invest in the development of the capacity of the Commission’s workforce in carrying out its mandate successfully.
According to him, “for the EFCC, the anticipated benefits of the training are substantial and include stronger case building, building preservation and presentation of evidence, closer coordination between investigators and prosecutors and greater capacity to address increasingly sophisticated financial crimes. This improvement can support more effective prosecution, lawful recovery of stolen assets and greater public confidence in the work of the Commission.”
The training exercise involved participants drawn from the various Zonal Directorates across Nigeria and the Headquarters. The courses ranged from forensic investigation, forensic document examination and analysis in financial crime, overcoming the challenges of successful public prosecution of economic and financial crimes and other related offences. Others include training in effective prosecution of financial crime cases; coordination between investigators and prosecutors in case building, sources and management of criminal intelligence, emerging trends in financial crimes cases, principles and practice of electronic and digital evidence.
Olukoyede appreciated FEDLAC for organising the programme and its continued support for professional capacity development within the Commission. Participants were also encouraged to actively engage in the sessions, share experiences and apply the knowledge acquired to their professional responsibilities in the Commission’s ongoing efforts to combat economic and financial crimes.
