The Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in collaboration with the Nigeria
Customs Service, NCS and the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit, NFIU, have
organized a two-day empowerment Workshop for fifty law enforcement officers
drawn from various agencies.
The Workshop, themed “Proactive
Detection of Non/False Currency Declaration and Application of Appropriate
Sanctions” was held on Tuesday and Wednesday, 28 – 29 January, 2025 at
the EFCC Academy, Karu, Abuja.
The Executive Chairman, EFCC, Mr Ola
Olukoyede while addressing participants said the workshop was a
very important step by the government to exit the grey list of the Financial
Action Task Force, FATF, stressing that, “the importance of Nigeria
exiting the grey list can never be over emphasized.”
The EFCC’s boss who spoke through the Commandant, EFCC
Academy, Deputy Commander of EFCC, DCE Chinwe Ndubeze further reiterated that
the workshop was aimed at equipping officers of the critical agencies manning
various land borders, sea and the airports with the required investigative
skills to proactively detect all forms of non or false declaration of
currencies flowing in and out of the country, thereby tackling the menace
of money laundering, terrorist financing and other forms of economic and
financial crimes.
Law enforcement agencies represented at
the Workshop are; EFCC, Customs, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency,
NDLEA, NFIU, Department of State Security , DSS, Nigeria
Immigration Service, Nigeria Port Authority, Federal Airport
Authority of Nigeria and Aviation Security.
Officers of these agencies were trained to
foster inter-Agency collaboration and formidable synergy needed to assist
the EFCC and the NCS in implementing all recommended actions by the
Financial Action Task Force in exiting Nigeria from the grey list by May,
2025
The Workshop largely empowered participants with
requisite skills for apprehending, prosecuting and
sanctioning perpetrators of false and non-declared currency by punishing
and denying them the opportunity to enjoy the proceeds of their crimes.
The Comptroller-General of NCS, Bashir Adewale
Adeniyi, who was represented by Comptroller S.M Yahaya pointed out that, over
the years, the NCS had maintained close collaboration with relevant agencies
and stakeholders by exchanging ideas and vital information which have yielded
dividends. “We are proud of those successes and will continue to
collaborate and synergise for the common goal of a safer and prosperous
nation”, he said.
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