Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) has disclosed plans to focus its international collaborations towards increasing cooperation with jurisdictions that pose specific money laundering and terrorist financing threats to Nigeria.
Chief Executive Officer of NFIU, Hajiya Hafsat Bakari who disclosed this on Monday in Abuja at the opening sessions of the 1st NFIU Management Staff Retreat, maintained that the intelligence unit will focus on countries where organised criminal groups, ostensibly of Nigerian origin, have damaged the country’s reputation.
“Furthermore, recognising that our remit extends beyond the borders of Nigeria and also that the nature of serious crime is transnational, and the proceeds of crime know no borders or boundaries, we have strengthened our international partnerships,” Bakari stated.
Bakari noted that the NFIU will also continue to enhance its domestic cooperation in…
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