The deadline to Nigeria to separate its National Financial Intelligence Unit from the EFCC lapsed on Sunday, without Nigeria signing a law that would have done so. The likely outcome of the meeting will be Nigeria’s expulsion from the group.
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“I hope that by this conference report, they (Egmont) will have a second view and readmit us. I hope that the executive will quickly assent and ensure the independence of the unit,” Saraki said.
Ahead of its meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina, between March 11 and March 16, Nigeria is expected to make NFIU independent in order to avoid expulsion.