The Special Control Unit against Money Laundering, SCUML and SecFin Africa have resolved to strengthen their collaboration towards effective enforcement of Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) laws in Nigeria.
The agreement was reached on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, when SCUML’s Acting Director, Deputy Commander of the EFCC, DCE Harry Tope Erin received a delegation from SecFin Africa in Abuja.
The SecFin delegates who are on a scoping mission to agencies are saddled with the responsibility of supervising and enforcing AML/CFT laws in Nigeria.
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In her remark, the coordinator for the West Africa hub of SecFin Africa, Stephanie Berthoneau, said that the project is aimed at preventing and combating Illicit Financial Flows IFFs, increasing domestic stability.
“SecFin Africa project is a classical AML/CFT project funded by the European Union and supported by France and Germany. The project is aimed at supporting African countries to prevent and combat Illicit Financial Flows IFFs with a goal to increase domestic stability,” she said.
Berthoneau noted that the meeting was to understand and explore AML/CFT in Nigeria and the challenges facing the various agencies.
In response, EFCC acknowledged the importance of the mission as it will strengthen Nigeria’s AML/CFT regime, adding that SCUML is committed and open to collaboration.
Erin while giving an overview of SCUML, said its mandate and current initiatives include but are not limited to building solutions for operation and intelligence-driven compliance monitoring.
According to him, the Unit can benefit from the SecFin project through capacity building, integration and consolidation of SCUML’s infrastructure amongst others.
SecFin Africa with its objective to secure a robust AML/CFT framework against illicit financial flows in Sub-Saharan African countries has a 48-month life span from 2024-2028.
