MIL Security Intel Ngin

Source: United Kingdom National Police Chiefs Council

Headline: MIL Security Intel Ngin

Source: Interpol (news and events)

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09 February 2018

ABUJA, Nigeria – Getting INTERPOL’s vital global policing information into the hands of frontline law enforcement officers throughout Nigeria is part of an ongoing expansion programme by national authorities.

Nigeria’s work to ensure agencies at key border control points, including the immigration service and customs, can access INTERPOL’s global databases was a key part of discussions during INTERPOL Secretary General Jürgen Stock’s first mission to the country.

The INTERPOL Chief met with Minister of the Interior Lt Gen Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau and the Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Services (NIS), Muhammed Babandede.

Connectivity between the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) in Abuja with other agencies such as the NIS, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) were highlighted as good practice in ensuring a seamless transfer of policing information.

Bodies including the UN Security Council, via resolution 2396 (2017), and the International Civil Aviation Organization have again recently called on member countries to use INTERPOL’s global databases and implement Advance Passenger Identification (API) mechanisms.

INTERPOL’s databases – which are checked more than 150 times every second – contain details of more than 43,200 foreign terrorist profiles in addition to nearly 75 million stolen and lost travel documents, stolen vehicles, DNA and fingerprints.

Secretary General Stock praised the head of NCB Abuja and Executive Committee delegate for Africa, Commissioner Olushola Subair for his important work in expanding Nigeria’s connections to the global policing network.

“Information is the lifeblood of policing, and Nigeria is taking major steps forward in making sure their officers can do their job effectively, no matter where their duty station,” said Secretary General Stock.

“Inter-agency cooperation is also important, so the INTERPOL connections being made with bodies such as the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is also welcomed,” added Mr Stock.

Knowing how to use data is as important as accessing information. Nigeria has hosted a range of INTERPOL meetings and training courses including on INTERPOL’s Firearms Policing Capabilities. These comprise the Illicit Arms Records and tracing Management System (iARMS), the INTERPOL Ballistic Information Network (IBIN) and the INTERPOL Firearms Reference Table (IFRT).

Participants from a range of national security agencies were trained on how to share data at the national and global level on the movement of legal, and illegal firearms, as well as details of weapons which have been used in a crime.

Nigeria has also seconded specialized officers to INTERPOL offices around the world, including the General Secretariat headquarters in Lyon, France, the Regional Bureau in Abidjan and the INTERPOL Global Complex for Innovation in Singapore.

INTERPOL facial recognition nets most wanted murder fugitive

Source: Interpol (news and events)

Headline: INTERPOL facial recognition nets most wanted murder fugitive

09 February 2018

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Police in Buenos Aires have arrested an internationally wanted murder suspect after his image was identified as a likely match by INTERPOL’s facial recognition unit.

Kristian Danev, a Slovak national aged 33, is wanted internationally by Czech authorities under an INTERPOL Red Notice following a murder ten years ago.

As part of an investigation by police in Argentina, INTERPOL’s National Central Bureau in Buenos Aires submitted images of the suspect to INTERPOL’s General Secretariat headquarters for comparison against records in its facial recognition database.

After the search result came up as a potential match, police in Argentina detained the suspect for further questioning, resulting in the suspect confirming his identity.

“In less than 48 hours, INTERPOL’s global police cooperation platform helped locate, identify and arrest an international fugitive who had evaded justice for a decade,” said Harald Arm, Director of Operational Support and Analysis at INTERPOL.

“This illustrates the fundamental role of INTERPOL’s policing capabilities and forensic data in international police investigations. We need to ensure that vital information moves faster than fugitives,” added Mr Arm.

INTERPOL’s Fugitive Investigative Support unit was supported by its Command and Coordination Centre and its Regional Bureau in Buenos Aires. They worked closely together with the INTERPOL National Central Bureaus in Bratislava, Buenos Aires and Prague to ensure the quick exchange of information on the case.

Authorities in Argentina are now holding Kristian Danev subject to his extradition to the Czech Republic.

INTERPOL launched its facial recognition biometric service in November 2016. It already contains more than 44,000 images from 137 countries.

Police forces across the globe use INTERPOL’s facial recognition tool daily to make connections between criminals and crime scenes, identify fugitives and missing persons or to compare mugshots.

Nigerian police getting increased access to INTERPOL information

Source: Interpol (news and events)

Headline: Nigerian police getting increased access to INTERPOL information

09 February 2018

ABUJA, Nigeria – Getting INTERPOL’s vital global policing information into the hands of frontline law enforcement officers throughout Nigeria is part of an ongoing expansion programme by national authorities.

Nigeria’s work to ensure agencies at key border control points, including the immigration service and customs, can access INTERPOL’s global databases was a key part of discussions during INTERPOL Secretary General Jürgen Stock’s first mission to the country.

The INTERPOL Chief met with Minister of the Interior Lt Gen Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau and the Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Services (NIS), Muhammed Babandede.

Connectivity between the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) in Abuja with other agencies such as the NIS, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) were highlighted as good practice in ensuring a seamless transfer of policing information.

Bodies including the UN Security Council, via resolution 2396 (2017), and the International Civil Aviation Organization have again recently called on member countries to use INTERPOL’s global databases and implement Advance Passenger Identification (API) mechanisms.

INTERPOL’s databases – which are checked more than 150 times every second – contain details of more than 43,200 foreign terrorist profiles in addition to nearly 75 million stolen and lost travel documents, stolen vehicles, DNA and fingerprints.

Secretary General Stock praised the head of NCB Abuja and Executive Committee delegate for Africa, Commissioner Olushola Subair for his important work in expanding Nigeria’s connections to the global policing network.

“Information is the lifeblood of policing, and Nigeria is taking major steps forward in making sure their officers can do their job effectively, no matter where their duty station,” said Secretary General Stock.

“Inter-agency cooperation is also important, so the INTERPOL connections being made with bodies such as the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is also welcomed,” added Mr Stock.

Knowing how to use data is as important as accessing information. Nigeria has hosted a range of INTERPOL meetings and training courses including on INTERPOL’s Firearms Policing Capabilities. These comprise the Illicit Arms Records and tracing Management System (iARMS), the INTERPOL Ballistic Information Network (IBIN) and the INTERPOL Firearms Reference Table (IFRT).

Participants from a range of national security agencies were trained on how to share data at the national and global level on the movement of legal, and illegal firearms, as well as details of weapons which have been used in a crime.

Nigeria has also seconded specialized officers to INTERPOL offices around the world, including the General Secretariat headquarters in Lyon, France, the Regional Bureau in Abidjan and the INTERPOL Global Complex for Innovation in Singapore.

Source: Interpol (news and events)

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05 فبراير 2018

الأمم المتحدة (نيويورك) – في ظل تفاقم خطر عودة المقاتلين الأجانب إلى ديارهم أو التحاقهم بمناطق نزاع أخرى بعد تحرير الأراضي التي كان يسيطر عليها تنظيم داعش، الأمر الذي غيّر بيئة التهديدات العالمية، تصدرت مسألة الأمن الدولي جدول أعمال المناقشات بين الأمين العام للأمم المتحدة والأمين العام للإنتربول.

وبحث الأمينان العامان أنطونيو غوتيريش ويورغن شتوك في اجتماعهما الأول المجالات ذات الاهتمام المشترك التي يمكن فيها للمنظمتين مواصلة تبسيط التعاون بينهما وتوثيقه لما فيه مصلحة بلدانهما الأعضاء.

وقد نصّت عدة قرارات صادرة عن الأمم المتحدة على المجالات التي تقتضي تعزيز التعاون بين المنظمتين، ولا سيما حماية البنى التحتية الحيوية، ومنع المقاتلين الإرهابيين الأجانب من السفر، ومكافحة جميع أشكال الجريمة عبر الوطنية مثل القرصنة البحرية، والاتجار بالبشر، وتهريب المخدرات.

وبالإضافة إلى ذلك، هناك حاليا حوالى 600 نشرة سارية المفعول من النشرات الخاصة للإنتربول – مجلس الأمن التابع للأمم المتحدة، تتعلق بالكيانات والأفراد المستهدفين من لجان الجزاءات التابعة لمجلس الأمن.

واعتبر الأمين العام للإنتربول أن تعقيد الوضع الأمني اليوم، الذي يرافقه اشتداد الضغط على الموارد، إنما يدل على أهمية منظومة الإنتربول للاتصالات وقواعد بياناته بصفتهما ’’منظومة عالمية للإنذار المبكر‘‘.

وقال السيد شتوك: ’’نعرف جميعا معرفة تامة ماهية التهديدات التي تواجهنا؛ وهي تهديدات ستتفاقم في المستقبل القريب بدلا من أن تتراجع.

’’وتتيح الشراكة بين الإنتربول والأمم المتحدة اتخاذ إجراءات موحدة لدعم أجهزة إنفاذ القانون والحفاظ على السلم والأمن الدوليين‘‘.

ومن بين عشرات الملايين من القيود المسجلة في قواعد بيانات الإنتربول العالمية الموضوعة في متناول أجهزة إنفاذ القانون في بلدانه الأعضاء الـ 192، هناك أكثر من 43 000 ملف لمقاتلين إرهابيين أجانب.

وفي عام 2017، تقصّى أفراد من هذه الأجهزة قواعد بيانات الإنتربول حوالى 4,5 مليارات مرة، وأسفرت هذه التقصيات عن حدوث مليون مطابقة يمكن أن تشكل كل منها عنصرا أساسيا في أيّ تحقيق.

ويتعاون الإنتربول مع الأمم المتحدة منذ عام 1949، وفي عام 2004 افتُتح مكتب الممثل الخاص للإنتربول لدى الأمم المتحدة في نيويورك، الأمر الذي زاد العلاقة بين المنظمتين رسوخا.