The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,  EFCC, has  commenced a three-day capacity-building workshop for law enforcement agencies across Nigeria.

The workshop, aimed at enhancing national capabilities in the effective investigation and prosecution of money laundering and related financial crimes, was declared  open by the Executive Chairman,  EFCC,  Mr. Ola Olukoyede  on Tuesday, 25 November, 2025 at the EFCC Academy, Karu, Abuja,

In his welcome address, the EFCC’s boss  underscored  the Commission’s unwavering commitment to strengthening inter-agency synergy in the fight against illicit financial flows.  Olukoyede,  who spoke through the Commandant, EFCC Academy, Assistant Commander of the EFCC,   ACE1 Joseph Ogwiji, said “this program comes at a critical time as Nigeria continues to strengthen its response to money laundering, terrorism financing, other financial crimes in line with country risk profiling”

  Financial crimes, he noted,  “are becoming increasingly sophisticated, trans-national and technologically- driven. These crimes undermine our economy, weaken institutions and national security. Therefore building the capacity of frontline officers is not just necessary but essential for improving the effectiveness of our national anti-money laundering and counter terrorism regime”.

He encouraged the participants to enhance synergy and inter-agency collaboration in the enforcement of Anti-Money Laundering AML/ Countering Financing of Terrorism, CFT laws in order to ensure Nigeria continues to demonstrate measurable progress in technical compliance, operational effectiveness and coordinated efforts.

In the course of the workshop, participants,  drawn from multiple law enforcement and regulatory institutions,  will receive intensive instruction on critical areas including preparation for Nigeria’s third round mutual evaluation; identification, investigation and prosecution of the various types of money laundering, use of special investigation techniques, use of financial intelligence to aid money laundering investigation, prosecution of various types of money laundering, preservation of evidence and chain of transmission, tracing, seizure, confiscation of criminal assets and other emerging AML/CFT enforcement modules.

In his remarks,   Ogwiji reiterated that effective AML/CFT enforcement required diligence, professionalism, and continuous skill enhancement across all agencies tasked with safeguarding Nigeria’s financial system. He commended the participating institutions for their collaboration, stressing that the collective strength of Nigeria’s law enforcement community remains our most potent weapon against financial crimes.

The workshop continues through the week, with facilitators, subject-matter experts in financial intelligence, asset recovery and participants drawn from the EFCC and partner agencies, including  the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit,  NFIU, Nigeria Police Force, Ministry of Justice,  National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA,

Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC and the Nigeria Customs Service.

Dele Oyewale

Head,  Media & Publicity

November 26, 2025