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UNODC, Interpol, US AFRICOM collaborate with Nigeria to fight piracy

Abuja, Nigeria - The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), in collaboration with Interpol and US AFRICOM, is revving up cooperation with the Nigerian Government to ensure early passage of the Anti-Piracy Bill currently before the National Assembly; even as a mock trial was simulated as part of capacity building support for national partners. The bill, which was prepared by the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, is designed to involve all the stakeholders in efforts to stave off piracy in the Gulf of Guinea.[Read More]

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Operation Eagle: Law Enforcement Working Beyond Borders

To tackle drug trafficking activities of organized crime groups operating in Nigeria and Ghana, simultaneous intelligence-led counter-narcotics operations targeting the movement of drugs were undertaken in both countries, supported by two United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) led projects, namely 'CRIMJUST' and 'Response to Drugs and Organized Crime in Nigeria', both being funded by the European Union. This joint operation was conducted between the Drug Law Enforcement agencies in Ghana, namely Narcotics Control Board (NACOB), Ghana Police Service-Drug Law Enforcement Unit (DLEU) and Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).[Read More]

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EU - UNODC Launch Three-Year Follow-up Programme to Support Nigeria’s Counter-Terrorism Efforts

On 1 April 2018, the European Union, UNODC, and Nigeria launched the third phase of their counter-terrorism partnership project, which aims to support Nigeria to bring terrorists to justice and to counter violent extremism, with respect for the rule of law and human rights. The European Union has committed €8 million Euro for this three-year follow-on project to be implemented by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, in partnership with the Government of Nigeria and the United Nations Security Council's Counter Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED).

This initiative builds on the recently concluded €4.5 million Euro EU-funded partnership programme, which successfully delivered over 80 capacity building activities over a 23-month period. Under this project, UNODC and the EU provided extensive training to select groups of Nigerian investigators, legal advisors, defense attorneys, prosecutors, and judges, strengthened the capacity of criminal justice training institutions to deliver training on counter-terrorism, developed technical assistance tools and initiated focused assistance to support the unique criminal justice challenges facing Northeast Nigeria.[Read More]

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