Just in: Trouble for Fraudsters as EFCC finally Launches Mobile App for Reporting Crimes

Just in: Trouble for Fraudsters as EFCC finally Launches Mobile App for Reporting Crimes

  • The EFCC recently released a new strategy to ease the process of reporting economic and financial crimes
  • Abdulrasheed Bawa, the chairman of the anti-graft agency revealed this at the unveiling of Eagle Eye on Wednesday, July 14
  • According to Bawa, the mobile app was launched to complement existing channels of reporting crimes in the country

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Abuja - The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has launched an application designed to ease the process of reporting economic and financial crimes in the country.

The chairman of the commission made the disclosure on Wednesday, July 14, while unveiling the app called Eagle Eye.

Abdulrasheed Bawa
The EFCC on Wednesday, July 14, launched an application known as Eagle Eye. Photo credit: @officialefcc
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According to Bawa, the app complements existing channels of reporting crimes, adding that it is a friendly application with features that can be navigated by any literate person.

The head of the anti-graft agency explained that the product is the ingenuity of a staff of the commission, which was conceived, designed, and developed by the EFCC.

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He described Eagle Eye as being the first of its kind by any law enforcement agency in Nigeria.

Bawa also said the initiative is a clear demonstration of his pledge to run an agency that is technology-driven.

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EFCC declares Nigerian governor's aide wanted over N2.2m fraud

Earlier, the EFCC decided to go after one of Governor Aminu Tambuwal's aides over an alleged N2.2 million fraud.

The anti-graft agency is going after Bello Malami Tambuwal, a special adviser for allegedly duping car dealers.

This was made known by Usman Kaltungo, the EFCC zonal head of the anti-graft agency on Wednesday, July 7.

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Meanwhile, former Senate president and ex-governor of Kwara state, Bukola Saraki, has been accused of hindering the process by the EFCC to probe him.

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The anti-graft agency made this known on Wednesday, July 14, at the Federal High Court, Abuja.

The counsel to the EFCC, Chile Okoronkwo, told Justice Anwuli Chikere when the fundamental rights enforcement suits filed by Saraki were mentioned in the court.

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