There’s a serial killer in town. For now it’s restricted to the city of Port Harcourt, but for how long though? Reports have it that a total of ten girls have been strangled to death in sleazy hotels within two months. However what the Deputy Commissioner of Police in Rivers State had to say was “In as much as societal values degenerate, you need to go back to educate your fellow women and advise them against prostitution because they are the targets and victims of such crimes.” Now irrespective of what kind of lives the victims lived (alleged prostitutes), they all deserved to live . Heck you will be held liable for attempted suicide so what makes it OK for someone else to snuff out your life even if you were the scum of the earth? A terrible crime is being perpetrated and the killer(s) needs to be brought to book immediately.

Now serial killing is a relatively unknown concept in Nigeria compared to other countries. The U.S.A. is still unmatched with a total of 2,743 serial killers, amounting to 67.41% of the entire world's serial killers on record. The country has however been largely successful in bringing criminals to book through its use of technology to complement human efforts. At this point forensics would have played a huge part in catching the criminal. But when you compare global practices regarding the use of forensics in crime investigation it seems Nigeria still lags behind in some areas. The nation of over 190 million people ( with an high crime rate) has no stable functional forensic lab, let alone forensic experts. A DNA Forensics Center has recently been established in Lagos under the Ambode-led administration in 2017.

Ideally, a crime scene investigator is often one of the first professionals at the scene of a crime, whose duty is to examine the location and gather evidence relevant to the investigation, including photographs and physical evidence. This evidence is then forwarded to a laboratory where a forensic scientist will analyze what has been provided using various scientific methods. A comprehensive database of citizens is also a must because materials from a crime scene will be automatically screened against information in the database to identify potential suspects. DNA and fingerprints for instance, can be stored in databases and used to identify suspects more quickly. This will make solving crimes not only quicker but more accurate.

Cases like these expose the loopholes and shortcomings in our security system and the need for reform of the police sector. The Government has to be proactive and nip this in the bud before it escalates further. This is 2019, our country is way too complex to still be applying policing methods of the 90s. Today, law enforcement, with the aid of technology, can detect and solve crimes happening in the moment making them to be more proactive. The Giant of Africa needs to step up her game in the area of securing the lives and property of her citizens.

Here’s hoping the victims get justice soon.

Source: https://chiknows.com/index.php/2019/09/17/the-role-of-forensics-in-battling-crime/

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There’s a serial killer in town. For now it’s restricted to the city of Port Harcourt, but for how long though? Reports have it that a total of ten girls have been strangled to death in sleazy hotels within two months. However what the Deputy Commissioner of Police in Rivers State had to say was “In as much as societal values degenerate, you need to go back to educate your fellow women and advise them against prostitution because they are the targets and victims of such crimes.” Now irrespective of what kind of lives the victims lived (alleged prostitutes), they all deserved to live . Heck you will be held liable for attempted suicide so what makes it OK for someone else to snuff out your life even if you were the scum of the earth? A terrible crime is being perpetrated and the killer(s) needs to be brought to book immediately.

Now serial killing is a relatively unknown concept in Nigeria compared to other countries. The U.S.A. is still unmatched with a total of 2,743 serial killers, amounting to 67.41% of the entire world's serial killers on record. The country has however been largely successful in bringing criminals to book through its use of technology to complement human efforts. At this point forensics would have played a huge part in catching the criminal. But when you compare global practices regarding the use of forensics in crime investigation it seems Nigeria still lags behind in some areas. The nation of over 190 million people ( with an high crime rate) has no stable functional forensic lab, let alone forensic experts. A DNA Forensics Center has recently been established in Lagos under the Ambode-led administration in 2017.

Ideally, a crime scene investigator is often one of the first professionals at the scene of a crime, whose duty is to examine the location and gather evidence relevant to the investigation, including photographs and physical evidence. This evidence is then forwarded to a laboratory where a forensic scientist will analyze what has been provided using various scientific methods. A comprehensive database of citizens is also a must because materials from a crime scene will be automatically screened against information in the database to identify potential suspects. DNA and fingerprints for instance, can be stored in databases and used to identify suspects more quickly. This will make solving crimes not only quicker but more accurate.

Cases like these expose the loopholes and shortcomings in our security system and the need for reform of the police sector. The Government has to be proactive and nip this in the bud before it escalates further. This is 2019, our country is way too complex to still be applying policing methods of the 90s. Today, law enforcement, with the aid of technology, can detect and solve crimes happening in the moment making them to be more proactive. The Giant of Africa needs to step up her game in the area of securing the lives and property of her citizens.

Here’s hoping the victims get justice soon.

Source: https://chiknows.com/index.php/2019/09/17/the-role-of-forensics-in-battling-crime/

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