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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is beaming its searchlight on suspected fraudsters using real estate for money laundering.<\/p>\n

An EFCC lawyer, Chris Mishela, gave the hint in Benin, the Edo capital, at a training for journalists on effective reporting of economic and financial crimes.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou see so many estates coming all over Abuja and more; the sources of these funds are unlawful,\u201d Mishela noted.<\/p>\n

The legal practitioner said most of the funds used to buy land or houses are illegally gotten either from the government or from international crime.<\/p>\n

Mishela said the Money Laundering Act had provided an opening for the government to look into the aspect of real estate ownership.<\/p>\n

He added that the industry is one of the designated and non-designated professions where people are under obligation to make full disclosure.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot that we have identified any specific entity to these proceeds of crime, but we are working to unravel what those areas are,\u201d the lawyer explained.<\/p>\n

Mishela further advised the public to be aware of the scope of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act 2022 as against the repealed Money Laundering Prohibition Act 2011.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is beaming its searchlight on suspected fraudsters using real estate for money laundering. 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