The Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering, SCUML, of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has charged Designated Non-Financial Institutions, DNFIs, to ensure full compliance with the provisions of the anti-money laundering laws and regulations in combating money laundering and terrorism financing in Nigeria.
Speaking during a sensitization programme organised for accredited DNFIs on Thursday, December 2, 2021 at the Lagos Zonal Office of the EFCC, Pascal Samu, Lagos Coordinator, SCUML, said the purpose of the sensitization was to educate the DNFIs on their obligations under the Money Laundering Prohibition Act.
“This programme is essential in creating awareness and seeking the cooperation of Designated Non-Financial Institutions in the fight against money laundering in Nigeria,” he said.
In a related development, the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, December 2, 2021 secured the conviction of one Arowosegbe Feranmi, :who claimed to be a native of Offa in Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State for posing as a citizen of Germany to defraud unsuspecting victims.
Arowosegbe was prosecuted on two counts before Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court in Ilorin.
The defendant pleaded guilty when the charge was read to him.
