The Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) has asked banks to investigate the source of income of their
customers.
Abdulrasheed Bawa, EFCC chairman,
said this on Tuesday, when members of the Association of Chief Audit Executives
of Banks in Nigeria (ACAEBIN) paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja.
Bawa said some customers will
receive a huge sum of money within two months of opening an account.
“I will like to urge you to know
your customers, know the kind of businesses they do before opening an account
for them because some customers will open an account within a space of two
months a huge sum of money is found in the account, so there is need for you to
try and query these information including their linked accounts,” he said.
The EFCC said the anti-graft
agency will start holding banks liable for fraud in financial deposits, where
there are established cases of complicity in the sector from September 1.
“Bawa implored the bank auditors
to take issues of transparency in banking operations seriously, adding that
starting from September 1, 2021 it will no longer be business as usual as the
commission will hold banks liable where there are established cases of
institutional complicity in fraud in the sector,” the EFCC chief was quoted in
a statement.
On his part, Uduak Udoh,
vice-chairman of the association, said some customers are conniving with bank
staff to loot funds, while seeking support from the commission.
“Some customers are conniving with bank staff
to loot funds. We want you to look into that area, not only the banks as we are
ready to give you all the cooperation you need; we want you to trust bank
auditors with information sharing because we cannot support fraudulent staff as
they are a threat to the organization,” he added.
In March, the anti-corruption
agency asked bank employees to declare their assets — as a part of efforts to
check the role of bankers in keeping funds acquired illegitimately.
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