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24/09/2007

La ley antiblanqueo de Nigeria a examen (Tribune Saturday.com)

The strength of the country’s legal, regulatory and enforcement framework against money laundering and terrorist financing will be tested as anti-money laundering experts from the West African sub-region embark on a two-week working visit to Nigeria, beginning from September 24, 2007.

The experts from the Inter-governmental Group Against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) will meet with key government officials in the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the ministries of Finance, Justice, Internal and Foreign Affairs.

According to a statement on Friday by the Head, Media and Publicity of the EFCC, Mr. Osita Nwajah, other bodies on the fact-finding schedule of the GIABA team include the Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering (SCUML), the Nigeria Police, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Department of State Security (DSS), Nigeria Customs Service and National Insurance Commission.

The team will also confer with officials of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and executive officers of some insurance firm as well as commercial and community banks in Lagos and Abuja.

The GIABA team will be led by its Nigerian Director-General, Dr. A.Y Shehu.

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