EFCC Launches App for Online Reporting of Economic Crimes

The Economic and Financial Crimes commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, launched an App, Eagle Eye, designed to ease the process of reporting economic and financial crimes in Nigeria.

Speaking during the launch, the Executive Chairman of the Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, described the App, being the first of its kind by any law enforcement agency in Nigeria, as a product of ingenuity by a staff of the Commission, being an application that was conceived, designed and developed by the EFCC.

According to the EFCC chairman, the initiative is a clear demonstration of his pledge on assumption of office, to run an agency that is technology-driven. “The Eagle Eye represents a new experience in information sharing and crime reporting between the public and the EFCC”, he said.

Apart from complementing the existing channels for reporting economic crimes, the unique advantage of this application, the EFCC Chairman further explained, is that it eliminates direct person-to-person interface in the reporting process and guarantees anonymity which is an added incentive to effective whistle blowing.

While appealing to members of the public to take advantage of the App in bringing cases of corruption and economic crimes to the knowledge of the EFCC, Bawa said, “with the App, those who hitherto were afraid to report corruption cases to the Commission either for fear of being identified by the culprits or having their identities revealed, can now do so with the assurance of full anonymity”.

He emphasized that the Eagle Eye App, will go a long way in aiding the reportage of fraudulent activities of individuals particularly in the case of Money Laundering through Real Estate. “With the Eagle Eye, Nigerians and Non Nigerians can easily take a picture of a property suspected to have been fraudulently or corruptly acquired and report through the App seamlessly”.

He also said that as media practitioners, journalists occupy vantage positions not only in helping to bring the knowledge of the application to the public, but also making use of it and helping others to understand how it could be deployed to further the fight against economic crimes including corruption. “With the Eagle Eye, you have at your fingertips a device that will ultimately ensure that there is no hiding place for the corrupt in Nigeria”, he further explained.

On how it works, the EFCC Chairman said, Eagle Eye is a user friendly application, with features that can be navigated by any literate person. The first step, he said, is to download it to device from either the Apple of Google play store.

For those who want to key into the Whistle Blowing Policy of the Federal Government and obtain reward for reporting corruption, the EFCC Chairman said such persons should indicate in the information they are providing; just as he said that there are penalties clearly stipulated in the laws, for giving false information that could mislead the Commission.

Franzinni:
A nice witch hunting tool... Haha

If I don't like anyone I can use eagle eye.

On social media people get swatted. Where your enemies can lie to the police that you have guns or some thing that warrants the attention of a seat team breaking down your door ...sometime while you are busy live streaming your thing.

This your eagle eye is even counter intuitive because a lot of false positive will be called which you will put a hole in resources.

But to their credit they are trying and also I don't even know what the app can do so I should simply wait and see...

Bravo guys let's clean up our nation

louqas:


Yoruba say an elder does not behave like a child

Senior writer writing like a junior or immture writer . A witchunting organ you call EFCC? how many people that didnt steal that have been arrested?
Two governors are in jail courtesy EFCC...numerous civil servants .....lots of monies recovered but heres a senior writter badmouthing all that....not good enough senior writer

louqas:


So to you EFCC is not working.....keep playing the ostrich. Not that they are perfect or dont have any issues but to say they are not working is deceiving oneself....the greatest tragedy of man is to deliberately deceive himself

ThatFairGuy1:
Jargons[s][/s]

Echowas:
for MALE

TUANKU:

M for Miyetti Allah

Franzinni:

A nice witch hunting tool... Haha

If I don't like anyone I can use eagle eye.

On social media people get swatted. Where your enemies can lie to the police that you have guns or some thing that warrants the attention of a seat team breaking down your door ...sometime while you are busy live streaming your thing.

This your eagle eye is even counter intuitive because a lot of false positive will be called which you will put a hole in resources.

But to their credit they are trying and also I don't even know what the app can do so I should simply wait and see...

Bravo guys let's clean up our nation

TUANKU:
Cow eye

Seniorwriter:
Blind eagle eye that can't trace financial crimes of Politicians Politiefians.

EFCC looks to me like a witch hunting organ set up by Nigerian federal government.
Very bias outfit to a fault!!!

SMH @their Blind Eagle Insect eye.
@Nairalanders Echowas & TUANKU well done.... Soon Nairaland's Moderators Eagle Eyed Bot will get you both for DERAILING this thread! Watch out.





@Seniorwriter

post=103710790:

You called this witch-hunting again?
We dey cum...

ManirBK:
Welcome development.Please let's make the best use of the app we should not give this looters any breathing space we're going to suffocate the looters.
God bless Nigeria

ManirBK:
Welcome development.Please let's make the best use of the app we should not give this looters any breathing space we're going to suffocate the looters.
God bless Nigeria

TUANKU:
If you're suspicious of any app, it is helpful to review the raw http access log files, as backdoor usage is typically done through a POST HTTP request.
Just saying