The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is poised to deploy technology-driven facilities and avenues to fight economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption.

The anti-graft agency chairman, Olanipekun Olukoyede, said this at the inauguration of an electronic learning management studio at the EFCC Academy in Abuja.

Mr Olukoyede said the studio would help to boost the intellectual strength of the commission’s workforce and promote distance learning.

While stressing the importance of technology in the fight against corruption, Mr Olukoyede pointed out that the studio would add value to staff productivity and help develop capacity.

“As you are all aware, our mandate is now technology-driven. In those days, you get to go to the bank; you fill vouchers, fill out everything, collect your card, put it in your boot and drive it home, but today, at the press of a button, you move money across the world

“So, if they have advanced in the way they move money, we are also advancing in the way we checkmate them, and that is the essence of this project,” he said.

The commandant of the EFCC Academy, Chinwe Ndubeze, explained the concept of the e-learning studio.

Ms Ndubeze said the academy had a statutory capacity-building mandate for the EFCC workforce and staff of other law enforcement agencies.

According to her, it is also the designated training academy for the Network of National Anti-Corruption Institutions of West Africa (NACIWA).

The commandant said the academy had been leading in training and education.

“We are delighted that we are moving our training from the mundane, the regular to the innovative, and of course, you know that when it comes to E-Learning, it is more inclusive,” she said.

The head of the external corporation unit of the EFCC, Aliyu Wali, said that the potential and possibilities of the studio were enormous.

“This platform will play a crucial role in enhancing the capacity of our officers and staff,” he said.

The commissioning of the studio was graced by members of NACIWA, representatives from the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), MacArthur Foundation, ECOWAS, and USAID, among others.

(NAN)