By ISAAC AREGBESOLA
Dr. Musa Aliyu, Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says the commission will deploy Artificial Intelligence (AI) to fight corruption.
Aliyu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) said this on Thursday in Abuja, on the sideline of the One-Day National Anti-Corruption Coalition (NACC) Members Hybrid Interactive Forum.
He said that ICPC would deploy technological measures, especially AI to unravel corrupt practices easily.
The ICPC boss said that within the last 24 hours, the commission had recovered about four billion Naira stolen by public office holders.
“Today, I want to underscore the potential of technological solutions in promoting accountability and good governance.
“Technology can work wonders because it is not biased like humans. It can help us tackle challenges if we use it properly and effectively.
“This technology, as I have mentioned, has the capability to address numerous issues.
“We know there are digital platforms that sometimes, unfortunately, contribute to corruption
“However, I can tell you that in the last 24 hours, we have been able to recover four billion Naira of public funds, which were diverted into private accounts,” he said.
According to him, it is alarming to see how much money is being misappropriated, and some individuals have billions of naira in their possession for personal gain. (NEWS EXPRESS)
