Experts Highlight Importance Of Scientific Investigation In Crime Fighting

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Experts say, credible and error free forensic results will help immensely in the fight against all forms of crimes and terrorism in the society.

This formed the opinions of speakers at the first international forensic science and criminal justice symposium organized by the Forensic Unit, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Nnamdi  Azikiwe University, Awka.
The symposium which has its theme as ” forensic science and Nigeria in 2017″ was well attended by the Judges, scholars from Nigeria and United States of America, students of liked disciplines, top government officials, the police among others.
Declaring the event open, the keynote speaker and Inspector General of Police Mr. Ibrahim Idris, represented by the Deputy Inspector General of Police at theForce Headquarters Abuja, Mr Hyacinth Dagala, said that crime fighting globally has gone digital, noted that the country’s police as the lead internal security agency is not left out of the global drive of providing a safe and secure world for both the current and future generations.

Mr Idris disclosed that the Nigeria Police is currently establishing forensic units in Lagos and Abuja that will be equipped with the state of the Art facilities, even as he disclosed that a cyber crime unit has also been established to curb digital crimes and urged the academia to carry out researches geared towards locally developing State of the art crime fighting gadgets, suitable for the country.

In a welcome address, the Vice Chancellor of the University Professor Joseph Ahaneku said that the theme of the symposium is timely, as there appears to be an increase in crime of various types, not just in Nigeria but the world at large, regretting that in Nigeria, perpetrators of many crimes walk freely even in the face of physical evidence that could be of great benefit if scientific principles had been applied in the investigation.

Lectures were equally delivered by Professor Kalu Ogbureke, from the University of Texas United States of America, and Professor Charles Ochie, Professor Zacharia Ormen and Dr Uzoma Okafor, all from the Albany State University, Georgia, United States of America.
Goodwill messages came from Governors Willie Obiano, and David Umahi of Ebonyi State.