The Economic and Financial Crimes commission (EFCC) has launched an App, called Eagle Eye, designed for online reporting of economic and financial crimes in the country.
The App was launched on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, by the Chairman of the Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa.
The Spokesman of the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, disclosed this in a statement released after the launch.
Bawa described the App as the first of its kind by any law enforcement agency in Nigeria, and a product of ingenuity by a staff of the Commission, being an application that was birthed, designed and developed by the EFCC.
The EFCC boss further explained that the unique advantage of the application is it eliminates direct person-to-person interface in the reporting process and guarantees anonymity which is an added incentive to effective whistle blowing.
Bawa said, “The Eagle Eye represents a new experience in information sharing and crime reporting between the public and the EFCC.
“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 appealed 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, stressing that the initiative is a clear demonstration of his pledge on assumption of office, to run an agency that is technology-driven.
“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.
“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”, Bawa 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.
