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Money Laundering: EFCC Seeks Further Collaboration with Bankers
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- Written by Chinonso Igwe
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today May 25, 2021 called for the strengthening of existing relationship between the Commission and banks in the fight against economic crimes, especially money laundering in the country.
The call was made by the Commission’s Zonal Heads in separate meeting with Compliance Officers of Banks in Benin, Sokoto and Gombe.
EFCC Rallies CSOs, NGOs, Media Against Internet Fraud
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The Head of the Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ahmed Ghali, has called on critical stakeholders in the anti-graft war to join hands with the Commission in tackling the menace of computer-related fraud in the country.
He made the appeal on Wednesday, May 25, 2021 in Lagos during an engagement with critical stakeholders from the Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, Non-Governmental Organisations, NGOs and the media.
Ghali said the engagement with the stakeholders was a fallout of the increasing spate of cybercrime in the country.
EFCC Charges Compliance Officers of Banks on Diligence, Money Laundering
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The Ilorin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, May 24, 2021 met with Compliance Officers of various Banks in Ilorin, charging them to be diligent in the discharge of their duties and ensure that they play active role in tackling money laundering and other fraudulent financial practices in the banking sector.
EFCC Arrest Niger Politician for Employment Scam
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arrested one Mohammed Umar, a Bida, Niger State based politician and businessman, for alleged employment scam.
Operatives from the Cybercrime Section at the EFCC headquarters, Abuja arrested Umar on May 18, 2021 following a petition from a victim whom he allegedly defrauded through a fake employment offer with the Nigeria Customs Service.
SCUML Charges Freight Forwarders on Compliance with Money Laundering Regulations
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The Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering, SCUML, of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has urged freight forwarders in the country to ensure full compliance with the provisions of the money laundering laws and regulations, as a way of tackling money laundering and terrorism financing in Nigeria.
The Lagos Coordinator of SCUML, Pascal Samu, gave the charge when he received members of accredited freight forwarders in Nigeria on a courtesy visit to his office on Monday, May 24, 2021 at the Lagos Zonal Office of the EFCC.
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