Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is Nigeria’s principal law enforcement agency responsible for investigating and prosecuting economic and financial crimes such as fraud, money laundering, and corruption.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Economic and Financial Crimes Commission canonical | 2 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-corruption agency
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government agency ⓘ law enforcement agency ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Central Bank of Nigeria
NERFINISHED
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Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigerian Police Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| countryOfOperation | Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusArea |
anti-corruption
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anti-money laundering ⓘ economic crimes ⓘ financial crimes ⓘ public accountability ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | EFCC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry | Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Abuja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPrincipalAgencyFor |
investigation of economic crimes in Nigeria
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investigation of financial crimes in Nigeria ⓘ prosecution of economic and financial crimes in Nigeria ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Federal Republic of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalMandate |
asset recovery
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combating advance fee fraud ⓘ combating corruption ⓘ combating money laundering ⓘ enforcement of economic and financial crimes laws ⓘ investigation of economic crimes ⓘ investigation of financial crimes ⓘ prosecution of economic crimes ⓘ prosecution of financial crimes ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
anti-corruption enforcement
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asset tracing and recovery ⓘ criminal investigation ⓘ criminal prosecution support ⓘ financial intelligence gathering ⓘ law enforcement ⓘ |
| regionServed | Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sector |
criminal justice system
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public sector ⓘ |
| shortName | EFCC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supervisingAuthority |
Government of Nigeria
NERFINISHED
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Presidency of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfCrimeInvestigated |
advance fee fraud
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banking fraud ⓘ corruption ⓘ cybercrime ⓘ fraud ⓘ money laundering ⓘ private sector corruption ⓘ public sector corruption ⓘ terrorism financing ⓘ |
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