EFCC Launches ‘Eagle Eye’ App To Ease Financial Crimes Reporting

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.

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.