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UNODC hosts simulated trial on maritime piracy case in Nigeria

Abuja, 21 October 2020 - Back in May this year,  the Nigerian Navy arrested ten persons involved in the hijack of the Chinese fishing vessel Hailufeng II, making it the first case to be prosecuted under the new Nigerian piracy legislation, adopted in 2019. In order to support Nigeria's criminal justice response to piracy and maritime crime, UNODC in cooperation with Interpol and with the support of the US Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), organized a simulated trial of a maritime piracy case. The simulation brought together 44 participants, including prosecutors from the Office of the Attorney General and legal officers from different maritime law enforcement agencies. The online simulation took place from 12 to 15 October 2020 and was presided by Honourable Justice Olayinka Faji of the Federal High Court.[Read More]

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Cybercrime: UNODC Intensifies Action to Combat Child Sexual Exploitation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19 October 2020: Amidst growing concerns about the stark rise of cybercrime, Nigeria dedicates the month of October to raise cyber security awareness. Since the initial outbreak of COVID-19, much of our lives have moved into the virtual space and so have criminals. In August 2020 Under Secretary General Vladimir Voronkov of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Office warned that there had been a 350% increase in phishing websites during the first quarter of 2020 alone, primarily targeting hospitals and health care systems thereby hindering their swift response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In September, Interpol published its report on child sexual exploitation and abuse in the wake of COVID 19 raising alarm about the dramatic increase of online sexual offences committed against children.[Read More]

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UNODC, NCDC, NACA partner NCoS for COVID-19 Infection Prevention, Control and Risk Communication

Abuja, 2 October, 2020 - People in prisons and other closed settings whose personal liberty is deprived are more vulnerable to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak than the general population because of their confinement and overcrowding which is often common in such settings.

Although there have been no reported cases of COVID-19 outbreak in the custodial centres in Nigeria, confirmed cases among prisoners and/or prison officers have been reported in many countries around the world.  It is imperative to strengthen existing evidence-based COVID-19 prevention and control measures in custodial centres, in keeping with United Nations Minimum Standards for the Treatment of Prisoners.[Read More]

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