QNET touts EOCO partnership as key tool in fight against trafficking and online fraud

QNET has highlighted its strategic partnership with the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) as a successful model for tackling cross-border human trafficking, migrant smuggling and online fraud, saying sustained collaboration between the private sector and law enforcement has already contributed to the rescue of hundreds of victims and the prosecution of criminal syndicates operating across West Africa.

Speaking on the sidelines of the EOCO-INTERPOL Regional Coordination and Case Resolution Workshop on Combating Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling at the Ecobank Headquarters in Accra on Monday, the company's Chief Communications Officer, Ramya Chandrasekaran, said the fight against organised crime required stronger public-private partnerships, continuous public education and innovative technology to protect vulnerable communities.

According to her, intelligence sharing and joint operations undertaken under the partnership have contributed to bringing several criminal perpetrators before the courts while helping rescue victims who had fallen prey to fraudulent recruitment schemes and suspected migrant smuggling operations.