Economic and Financial Crimes Commission

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
Abbreviation	EFCC
Agency overview
Formed	2003
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agency; (Operations jurisdiction)	Nigeria
Operations jurisdiction	Nigeria
Legal jurisdiction	Economic and Financial crimes
Governing body	President of Nigeria
Constituting instrument	EFCC Establishment Act 2004;
General nature	Federal law enforcement;
Specialist jurisdiction	Serious or complex fraud, commercial crime, fraud covering multiple lower level jurisdictions.;
Operational structure
Headquarters	Plot 301/302, Institution and Research Cadastral District Jabi. Abuja
Agency executive	Olanipekun Olukoyede, Executive Chairman;
Website
	https://www.efcc.gov.ng

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is a Nigerian law enforcement agency that investigates financial crimes such as advance fee fraud (419 fraud) and money laundering. The EFCC was established in 2003, partially in response to pressure from the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF), which named Nigeria as one of 23 countries non-cooperative in the international community's efforts to fight money laundering. The agency has its head office in Abuja, Nigeria.

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