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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 ABUJA 000784 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR INL/AAE 
 
E.O. 12958:  N/A 
TAGS: PREL PHUM PGOV SNAR ECON NI
SUBJECT: NIGERIA: FY 2008 INL PROPOSAL, Request FOR $1.190 Million 
 
REF: STATE 10511 
 
 
¶1. Summary:  Per reftel instructions, Post proposes 3 key INL 
projects and 1 alternate project to be funded with FY 2008 funds for 
a total amount of $1.190 million dollars.  This amount includes 
$600,000 in Program Development and Support(PD$S): $300,000 in 
Interdiction and $290,000 in the area of Ddeny Access to Criminals. 
Post's objective is to enhance capabilities of Nigerian 
counter-narcotics efforts and to increase the country's 
anti-corruption institutions' capacity to fight corruption. End 
Summary. 
 
¶2. The following responses are keyed to questions in reftel 
paragraph 19. 
 
PROJECT 1 
I.)TITLE/ESTIMATED COST/PRIORITY. 
Narcotics Control Capacity Building at Nigeria's Seaports.  Initial 
Funding $300,000, additional funding request in subsequent fiscal 
years depends on success of the initial contribution. Priority one 
out of four. 
 
II.)BACKGROUND 
INL has pressed Nigeria through the Majors' List review process to 
assign National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) officers to 
Nigeria's seaports so that narcotics inspections can take place at 
Nigeria's ports.  Currently, there is no capacity for efficient 
identification and inspection of suspect cargo transiting or 
entering Nigeria's seaports. Knowledgeable observers believe 
seaports are a significant weak link in Nigeria's narcotics 
interdiction control regime. 
 
III.)GOAL 
The aim of this project is to help Nigeria create the capacity to 
identify and inspect suspicious cargo for narcotics as it moves 
through Nigeria's seaports.  The project will entail developing a 
system for identifying which cargo to inspect (intelligence, 
shipper/country of destination profiling), and then developing, 
staffing and training teams of inspectors in tactics for effective 
counter narcotics cargo inspection. 
 
IV.)PROJECT DESCRIPTION 
INL Rep in country (Narcotics Affairs Section -NAS) will negotiate a 
Letter of Agreement with Nigerian authorities which contains strict 
commitments on their ability to create teams of cargo inspectors 
made up of officers from Customs and the National Drug Law 
Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), which is charged with the task of 
narcotics interdiction control at the port. 
 
V.)PERFORMANCE INDICATORS 
Creation, staffing and training of an interagency team to detect and 
prevent flow of narcotics through seaports; Effective narcotics 
control interdictions as measured by the amount of contraband 
seized, arrests related to narcotics trafficking, number of 
containers inspected. 
 
VI.)SUSTAINABILITY 
To encourage Nigerian commitment necessary to create the capacity to 
interdict narcotics moving through the ports, INL will be offering 
seaport operations assessment.  This assessment by joint teams of US 
Customs and DEA would develop recommendations on how to carry out 
efficient port interdiction operations, and then follow-on INL 
assistance would be used to implement any recommendations following 
from the assessment.  However, this assessment, and any other 
assistance INL might be prepared to provide, will only be offered to 
Nigerian officials based on a firm commitment obtained in writing in 
the form of a Letter of Agreement regarding clear changes in this 
direction.  We expect that success in setting up a team, 
implementing procedures and interdicting narcotics will create 
buy-in and motivation. If there is no will to create an efficient 
narcotics interdiction capacity on the part of Nigerian authorities 
through the necessary changes at ports, INL will not pursue this 
project, and will use funding targeted for this project for the 
Legal Advisory project described under Project 2. 
 
EVALUATION 
NAS will request regular reports on activities of inspection teams 
to include amount of contraband seized, arrest related to narcotics 
trafficking, number of containers inspected. DEA and NAs will 
conduct unannounced on-site visits and monitoring of port 
operations. 
 
TIMELINE 
Project should commence by end of FY 2008 through mid FY 2009. 
 
PROJECT 2 
I.)TITLE/ESTIMATED COST/PRIORITY 
Continuing Legal Assistance to the Economic and Financial Crimes 
Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other 
 
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Related Offenses Commission (ICPC).  $290,000.Priority two out of 
four. 
 
II.) BACKGROUND. 
Corruption and organized crime are major problems in Nigeria.  Both 
the EFCC and the ICPC focus on corruption; EFCC conducts 
sophisticated investigations into the proceeds of various types of 
organized crime, and prosecutes individuals with the objective of 
forfeiting those proceeds. EFCC is also the organizational home for 
Nigeria's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) and assisting the FIU 
with its anti-graft capability will also be important.  ICPC's focus 
is on corruption and crime in the Nigerian government itself.  The 
agency is tasked with investigating and prosecuting government 
malfeasance.  Both agencies have received INL-sponsored training and 
advisory assistance in the past.  A Resident Legal Advisor (RLA) was 
assigned to ICPC and worked to improve investigatory and 
prosecutorial skills, but part of her training and advising also 
benefited EFCC.   This project will build on her work with these two 
agencies and seek to extend it through additional training and 
mentoring and perhaps some equipment donations. 
 
III.)GOAL. 
The goal of this project is to improve the capacity of ICPC and EFCC 
to conduct sophisticated investigations into organized criminality, 
and to develop an enhanced capacity for competent prosecutions of 
organized criminals and corrupt individuals in government. INL 
assistance will also assist these agencies to identify and to 
recover the proceeds of crime for the Nigerian treasury. 
 
IV.) PROJECT DESCRIPTION. 
 
The project will support the services of an Intermittent Legal 
Advisor (ILA) to EFCC and ICPC to continue offering both agencies 
assistance on investigations, prosecution/case management and 
systems for monitoring for government fraud and malfeasance.  The 
ILA might recommend specialized training, delivered by TDY trainers 
traveling to Nigeria from the US, and might identify legal research 
literature to be donated to the ICPC training facility. 
 
V.) PERFORMANCE INDICATOR 
Indicators would be more prosecutions based on better investigatory 
techniques; establishment and operation of monitoring and case 
management systems; and amount of seized and forfeited assets. 
 
VI.) SUSTAINABLITY 
EFCC and ICPC's increased capabilities will be sustainable only if 
the GON provides a budget sufficient to meet operational needs. INL 
will provide technical assistance and donations of equipment 
contingent on the level of GON commitment to contribute to the 
budget of these agencies. 
 
VII.) EVALUATION 
INL and ILA will continue to monitor the use of equipment regularly 
and will request monthly reports on the number of successful 
arrests/prosecutions and the amount seized and forfeited assets. 
 
VIII.) TIMELINE 
Project to commence end of FY 2008 through FY 2009 
 
 
PROJECT 3 
I.)TITLE/ESTIMATED/PRIORITY. 
Advisory Assistance to the Nigerian National Police to Improve 
Administration of the Police Force through Sustainable Automation of 
Police Personnel Records, and other Internal Administrative Records. 
Priority three out of four. 
 
II.)BACKGROUND. Current administration of the 300,000 member-plus 
Nigerian National Police (NPF) is chaotic.  The central 
administration of the Police Force is unable to say how many police 
officers are employed and staff is frequently not paid on time. 
There are reliable reports that the Police Service has been 
infiltrated by criminal elements.  Corruption goes hand-in-hand with 
mismanagement and the NPF is held in very low esteem by the average 
Nigerian citizen. 
 
III.)GOAL. 
The aim of this project is to strengthen the personnel 
administration of the NPF as part of a strategy to improve its 
function and role in Nigeria. The changes the project seeks amount 
to fundamental reform in the way the NPF is structured, and will 
create a basis for additional reforms to improve operational 
capability. 
 
IV.) PROJECT DESCRIPTION. 
The U.S will provide an intermittent technical advisor, who will 
recommend hardware and software capable of automating personnel 
records at NPF.  The U.S. advisor will then assist Nigerian staff to 
implement a plan to automate police internal record keeping, and 
mentor them during the period when they are beginning to get their 
 
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personnel records in order. 
 
V.) PERFORMANCE INDICATOR. 
Purchase and installation of hardware/software. The use of the 
equipment for the purpose, creation of a database of NPF personnel. 
The project will be considered to be successful if sufficient funds 
are allocated by GON for procurement of all of the hardware 
(computers, printers, file cabinets etc.) necessary to mechanize NPF 
offices. 
 
VI.)SUSTAINABILITY/EVALUATION. 
This project can be sustainable only if the NPF can commit 
sufficient funds to purchase and install hardware, software and 
other requirements. 
 
VII.) EVALUATION 
NAS and the intermittent technical advisor will monitor development 
and use of database through regular reports from NPF. 
VIII.)TIMELINE 
Project should commence by end of FY 2008 through FY 2009. 
 
ALTERNATE PROJECT 
I.) TITLE/ESTIMATED COST/PRIORITY 
Alternate Project, Advisory Assistance and Light Equipment Donations 
to Permit an Extension of the  Kaduna Community Policing Project to 
Three more Nigerian States (Kano, Enugu and Borno).Priority four out 
of four. 
 
II.) BACKGROUND. 
INL supported a introduction of community policing concepts into 
some police operations in the Nigerian state of Kaduna.  INL 
provided training and advisory-mentoring assistance as well as some 
light equipment to make the project work.  A key element in the 
success of this project was the personal interest and support of the 
state governor of Kaduna, who also provided equipment to encourage 
community policing to take root. 
 
III.) GOAL. 
The project aim will extend the ideas, training and equipment 
necessary to introduce community policing ideas and practices 
analogous to those introduced in Kaduna to three more Nigerian 
states, namely, Kano, Enugu, and Borno. 
 
IV.) PROJECT DESCRIPTION. 
The U.S. will provide training and on-site mentoring to appropriate 
units of National Police to transform their operational style from a 
current one of static, wait-for-a-call policing to one that is 
mobile, visible/accessible in the community.  This will require 
classroom and on-site instruction and the provision of light 
equipment including at least bicycles to enhance officer mobility. 
 
 
V.) PERFORMANCE INDICATORS. 
NAS will seek evidence of government support for the project both at 
central and provincial levels of police administration through 
commitments to change in writing, in the letter of agreement, 
negotiate to implement the project.  This project is available as an 
alternative to base project 3,an MOU stating the plans of a 
fundamental reform of the Nigerian police administration should be 
the commitment necessary to do this ambitious project. INL Abuja has 
about $682K for Law Enforcement Assistance from FY05 funds 
available. We intend to use these funds to supplement our assistance 
to NPF and other agencies. CP is high on the President agenda and we 
are working to gauge commitment from the GON for implementation of 
projects. INL Abuja is working closely with DOJ/ICITAP to restart 
the programs which were shutdown abruptly due to lack of political 
will. Once we gain assurances that efforts will be supported by GON, 
the CP program can be a top priority for the next fiscal year. 
 
VI.) SUSTAINABILITY 
This project received support from GON in Nigeria and is a project 
GON continues to request, the success will be in the readiness of 
the NPF to provide support in release of officers for training and 
deploying the officers effectively. 
 
VII.) EVALUATION 
NAS and ICITAP will monitor the commitment of NPF to pursue CP 
training as part of its academy curriculum and the implementation of 
CP concepts by surveying both police and citizen on the improvement 
of their relationship and the reduction of crime. 
 
VIII.) TIMELINES 
Project should commence late FY2008 through mid FY 2009. 
 
SANDERS