Guardian Nigeria
The fight against financial crimes requires a dedicated and skilled workforce to succeed, Lead Facilitator and founder of OGE Business School, Prof. Godwin Oyedokun has said.
Worried about the rising scary fraud cases in the country, Oyedokun identified a knowledge gap in concerned disciplines, which, he said, was inimical to tackling the scourge.
Referencing a 2021 report by Palo Alto Networks, a California-based cyber-security firm which puts Nigeria’s yearly internet fraud loss at N127 billion, representing 0.08 per cent of Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the don submitted that fraud in the country has assumed a national emergency status, requiring all hands to be on deck.
To this end, Oyedokun, concerned by rising financial fraud in the country and the effects on the economy, said OGE Business School is collaborating with the Association of Forensic Accounting Research and Professionals (AFARP) to offer free virtual training to 2000 anti-fraud professionals in the country.
He said the gesture was part of OGE’s Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) that sought to enhance capacity on fraud investigation and forensic accounting towards successful fraud-fighting in the country.
According to him, the training will equip participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to excel as professionals in the field on one hand and will go far in delivering apt strategies to tame heavy fraudulent tendencies that have eaten deep into the fabric of the country.
He stated that concerned professionals, including those interested in uncovering financial wrongdoing or seeking a career in forensic accounting and fraud examiners as well as law enforcement agents, are encouraged to take advantage of the unique opportunity. He noted that at the end of the training, participants would be awarded a professional diploma certificate.
The OGE helmsman said his motive for running a free professional diploma course in forensic accounting and fraud investigation was to promote education and professional development, address the needs of expertise in forensics and give back to society.
“My motive for running a free professional diploma course in forensic accounting and fraud investigation is centred around education, skill development, community service, and professional growth. It is a way to contribute to the accounting profession, address a skill gap and empower individuals in their pursuit of knowledge and career advancement. By offering this free course, I am enabling aspiring professionals to access valuable education that might otherwise be costly or inaccessible,” he said.
