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The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) have pledged to strengthen collaboration in combating money laundering, terrorism financing and other financial crimes through enhanced intelligence sharing and joint operations.
The commitment was made during a visit by the Director and Chief Executive Officer of the NFIU, Hajia Hafsat Abubakar Bakari, to the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, at the Force Headquarters, Abuja.
Bakari described the partnership between both agencies as critical to Nigeria’s security architecture, noting that the country’s 2027 Mutual Evaluation would assess how effectively the Police utilise NFIU intelligence in investigating financial crimes and securing convictions.
She commended the Inspector-General for approving a joint stock-taking exercise between the two institutions and called for the expansion of Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) awareness programmes across police commands nationwide.
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Bakari also stressed the need to institutionalise excellence in combating financial crimes and reaffirmed the NFIU’s commitment to supporting the Nigeria Police Force in that regard.
In his response, IGP Disu described the partnership as essential to tackling money laundering, terrorism financing, banditry and other transnational crimes.
He urged the NFIU to sustain specialised training for police personnel and provide continuous access to actionable financial intelligence and modern investigative tools to strengthen investigations and improve conviction rates.
