EAPCCO calls on regional police to fight hi-tech crimes

The Eastern Africa Police Chiefs’ Cooperation Organization (EAPCCO) conference, yesterday, entered its second day, with a call to strengthen forces to effectively deal with emerging ICT-led crimes such as terrorism and financial crimes. While officially opening a meeting of EAPCCO technical committees, yesterday, the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Stanley Nsabimana, noted that security challenges in the region and beyond have multiplied and become more complicated with the development of ICT, which greatly facilitates criminals in committing crimes.