The Special Control Unit against Money Laundering,
SCUML, of the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission, EFCC has sealed up Hampton Hilton Hotel
and Apartments, Kaduna, for non-compliance with the Money
Laundering (Prevention & Prohibition) Act, 2022 and Anti-Money
Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism
(AML/CFT) regulations of the Financial Action Task Force, FATF
for Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions, DNFBPs.
The entity was found to have committed multiple
infractions in the course
of the first evaluation carried out on it,
on June 4, 2024, leading to the issuance of administrative
sanctions to it by SCUML.
It was also found to have committed
further infractions following the compliance evaluation
of June 13, 2025, for which it was
slammed N2,300,000.00 (Two Million Three Hundred Thousand
Naira) fine, payable within seven days and with
instruction to ensure full compliance with the Money Laundering
(Prevention & Prohibition) Act,
2022 and AML/CFT regulations or face further consequences.
While it refused to pay the fine, it,
as well, dishonoured SCUML’s invite to show up for compliance evaluation,
resulting in the sealing of the premises.
The Special Control Unit against Money Laundering,
SCUML, ensures DNFBPs’ compliance with Money
Laundering (Prevention & Prohibition) Act,
2022 and AML/CFT regulations.
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