The Nigeria Customs Service and the World Customs Organisation (WCO have sought enhanced collaboration with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC to tackle money laundering and terrorism financing in the country.
This renewed synergy came on Tuesday, October 27, 2026 through a courtesy visit led by the Assistant Controller General of Customs, Headquarters, M.S Shuaibu and his delegation to the EFCC Headquarters in Jabi, Abuja, to engage and strengthen existing collaboration as well as work on improvement on areas of deficiency in the Anti Money Laundering, AML and Countering Financing of Terrorism, AML/CFT framework.
Shuaibu applauded the EFCC for sustaining the long-standing relationship with the NCS in discharging their mandates and called for stronger collaboration in the pursuit of their respective mandates.
“EFCC mandate as the lead agency in combating economic and financial crimes has been remarkable. We are here to engage in existing collaboration to identify what is working and what needs improvement. We will engage you on case management, intelligence sharing and operational synergy to better understand Nigeria’s Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism, AML/CFT framework, the WCO perspective and the recommended world best practices,” he said.
Responding, the Executive Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, who spoke through the Secretary to the Commission, Mohammad Hammajoda, appreciated the long-standing relationship with Customs, especially in the area of money laundering, adding that the EFCC will continue to sustain the robust partnership.
“Nigeria was earlier listed among the non-compliant states with anti-money laundering frameworks, but with our own efforts and collaboration with other Agencies, the country was delisted from the grey list. That one has enabled us to travel and use our debit card. That is why the EFCC and also the Customs are working as authorities to ensure that money laundering is tackled, with no room for financing of terrorism”, he said.
He also stated that the Commission was ready to advance collaboration with WCO in the areas of capacity building, information sharing and operational synergy.
