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EMBRACE EAGLE EYE WHISTLE BLOWING APP, EFCC WILL NEVER BETRAY YOU – EFCC CHAIRMAN, OLUKOYEDE ASSURES CITIZENS

Enugu – On Thursday, 11th July, 2024, the Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) organized an Anti – Corruption Walk in commemoration of the 2024 African Anti-Corruption Day.

The event which was organized in collaboration with sister security agencies such as the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Airforce,the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), etc as well as various Civil Society Organizations took participants from the EFCC Zonal office at Independence Layout through IMT Campus 3, Mkpokiti, Presidential Road, Government House and back to the EFCC office.

After expressing his appreciation to all the participants, the EFCC Zonal Commander,DCE Mohammed S. Bello then proceeded to read the address of the EFCC Executive Chairman, Mr Ola Olukoyede.

The address read in parts:

“The theme of the 2024 African Anti-Corruption Day is “Effective Whistle blowing for Corruption – Free Nigeria”. Whistle blowers are Anti-Corruption promoters. Through their efforts, Anti-Corruption agencies are alerted about environmental compromises that should be investigated.

“At the EFCC, the Eagle Eye app is an established corruption reporting device that is generating intelligence the commission can leverage on. I urge whistle blowers to key into this device. We also assure every whistle blower of protection. EFCC will never betray you!”

He also urged citizens to remember that corruption affects everyone.

“Let us remember that corruption affects all of us. An internet fraudster poses as much danger to our collective progress as a looter of our national treasury”.

Some of the placards carried by the participants read as follows: “Lets kill corruption before it kills Nigeria” “The Corrupt Politician is not your friend but your enemy” “Corruption causes Poverty, Hunger & Insecurity” “Lets support EFCC to fight corruption” “See Something say something, lets end corruption”

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