The Economic and Financial crimes Commission, EFCC, has expressed concern about the activities of supposed whistleblowers who mislead the agency through false information.
The Executive Chairman of the Commission, Mr. Abdurasheed Bawa, in a statement yesterday, said despite due diligence by the EFCC, scarce investigative resources have sometimes been wasted by the agency in following up on false leads that come to a dead end.
He opined that activities of false whistleblowers tainted the noble intention of the Policy to incentivize for information leading to the recovery of stolen wealth, warning that the EFCC will not hesitate to prosecute any whistleblower who provides false information.
He, however, reiterated the Commission’s preparedness to work with genuine whistleblowers and acknowledged the breakthroughs which the EFCC recorded in its assets recovery drive, using information supplied by whistleblowers.
Bawa speaking further, assured that the Directorate of Intelligence of the EFCC, which was recently created will henceforth ensure that all information received by the EFCC is genuine, before action is taken
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