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This chapter presents the findings of the study, structured to investigate the digital forensic readiness of Nigerian cybercrime agencies. The findings were presented within the context of themes and emergent themes. The chapter presents the perspectives of cybercrime investigators and digital forensic examiners from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Nigeria Police Force. The chapter presented specifics of the lack of forensic resources in both agencies, such as lack of competent personnel, digital forensic tools, structured training programmes, and others. The chapter ended by presenting the top three reasons behind the rising caseloads of cybercrime, as well as other supplementary findings relating to policy.
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Sibe, R.T., Kaunert, C. (2024). Research Findings—The State of Digital Forensic Readiness of Nigeria’s Cybercrime Agencies. In: Cybercrime, Digital Forensic Readiness, and Financial Crime Investigation in Nigeria. Advanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-54089-9_5
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