The Executive Chairman of the EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa on Thursday, April 20,2023, charged journalists to deepen their reportage of money laundering issues in order to complement the efforts of the Commission in tackling the malaise.
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| Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, charge journalist on Money Laundering reporting. Photo: @officialEFCC |
According to him Nigerians need to be more informed about the new anti-money laundering framework arising from the enactment of three new legislations: the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022, Proceeds of Crime (Recovery and Management) Act, 2022 and the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.
He described the new laws as a “fresh legal armaments against illicit financial flows and money laundering.”
Bawa spoke through Assistant Commander of the EFCC Kanu Idagu, Commander of the Benin Zonal Command, at a workshop on Effective Reporting of Economic and Financial Crimes for Journalists covering the activities of the Commission in Edo, Delta and Ondo states.EFCC Nigeria
