Summary
Overview
Work history
Education
Skills
LANGUAGE
REFERENCES
Accomplishments
Custom Section
Affiliations
SOME KEY TRAININGS ATTENDED
Personal Information
References
Timeline
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DANIEL ISEI OMOGBAI

DANIEL ISEI OMOGBAI

Abuja

Summary

Senior AML/CFT professional with over 20 years of progressive experience in financial crime prevention, regulatory compliance, law enforcement, and policy implementation. Proven expertise in designing, supervising, and operationalizing AML/CFT frameworks for Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions (DNFBPs), including Trust and Company Service Providers (TCSPs). Deep familiarity with FATF standards, Nigeria’s AML/CFT legal architecture, mutual evaluation processes, and sectoral risk assessments. Extensive experience in stakeholder engagement, guideline development, technical writing, and capacity building.


Highly suited to lead the development of sector-specific, practical, and user-friendly AML/CFT Compliance Guidelines for law firms providing TCSP services.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
26
26
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Director, Special Control Unit against Money Laundering

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
Abuja
03.2021 - 01.2025
  • 1. Provide leadership and strategic guidance and coordinate activities of the department
  • 2. Lead or participate in effective implementation of AML/CFT measures including appropriate investigation and enforcement actions in the DNFBPs sector
  • 3. Participate in supervision of joint investigation in complex money laundering and terrorist financing cases
  • 4. Perform any other functions as maybe assigned by the Chairman Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

Zonal Commander

EFCC
Makurdi
01.2020 - 01.2021
  • 1. Coordinate all investigations of economic and financial crimes arising from four states of Benue, Taraba, Nasarawa and Plateau
  • 2. Liaise with other law enforcement agencies in collaborative effort to share information on money laundering and financing terrorism cases
  • 3. Support other national initiatives to develop and implement a sound AML/CFT regime, particularly as it relates to law enforcement and anti-corruption agencies

Deputy Zonal Commander and Head Counter Terrorism and General Investigation Section

EFCC
Abuja
01.2018 - 01.2020
  • 1. Undertake investigation into all assigned petition that relates to suspected cases of terrorism financing, money laundering and its predicate offences
  • 2. Coordinate with the Zonal Commander Abuja to ensure the thorough investigation and prosecution of economic and financial in Abuja Zonal Command
  • 3. Stand in for the Zonal Commander to direct the affairs of the command whenever the commander is out of office
  • 4. Participate in the training and sensitization of national AML/CFT stakeholders, including relevant public institutions and reporting entities
  • 5. Other assignments that may be given from time to time by higher authorities.

Zonal Coordinator SCUML

EFCC
Lagos
01.2017 - 01.2018
  • 1. Coordinate monitor, supervise and where necessary investigate activities of DNFB
  • 2. Participate in the training and sensitization of national AML/CFT stakeholders, including relevant public institutions and reporting entities
  • Participate in AML/CFT compliance examination /inspection of DNFBPs
  • Participate in training of DNFBPs on AML/CFT compliance

Head of Department

Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU)/Economic & Financial Crimes Commission
Abuja
01.2010 - 01.2017
  • 1. Facilitate collaboration with relevant stakeholders on issues relating to terrorism financing in and money laundering in Nigeria.
  • 2. Analyze financial disclosures with focus on developing strategic product
  • 3. Coordinate development and implementation of NFIU Counter Terrorist Financing strategy
  • Coordinate correspondences and liaison with both domestic and international stakeholders
  • 4. Other assignments that may be given from time to time by higher authorities.

Sectional Head, Bank Fraud Section

EFCC
Enugu
01.2009 - 01.2010
  • 1. Investigate suspected cases of bank fraud
  • 2. Work with other team members to ensure successful investigation and prosecution of banking fraud cases
  • 3. Investigate such other cases as the zonal commander may assign

Team Leader, Chairman's Monitoring Unit (CMU)

EFCC
Abuja
01.2007 - 01.2009
  • 1. Work closely with the office of the Executive Chairman to investigate very high profile.
  • 2. Investigation of high profile cases under the direct supervision of the head Chairman’s Monitoring Unit(CMU)
  • 3. Monitor the activities of PEPs through intelligence gathering CMU

Head Field Intel/CT

Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit /(EFCC)
Abuja
01.2005 - 01.2007
  • 1. Intelligence gathering
  • 2. Work with operation department on complex cases with international dimensions

Counsel

J.D Ephraim &Co
Abuja
01.2003 - 01.2004
  • Research and production of law reports
  • General Legal Practice

Counsel

Prof CJ Amasike and Co
Abuja
01.2002 - 01.2003
  • General Legal Practice

Legal Officer, Risk Management

All States Trust Bank
Lagos
01.2001 - 01.2002
  • 1. Loan vetting and profile analysis.
  • 2. Registration of loan document with government authorities

Education

Master of Laws LLM - Law Enforcement and Administration

Nasarawa State University
Keffi
01.2015 - 06.2018

Master in Criminal Justice (MLC) - undefined

Ahmadu Bello University
Zaria
01.2008 - 01.2010

BL - undefined

Nigeria Law School
Bwari
01.1998 - 07.1999

LLB - undefined

Edo State University
01.1991 - 03.1998

SSCE - undefined

Holy Trinity Grammar School
Edo State
01.1985 - 09.1991

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Emai Primary School
Afuze
01.1980 - 01.1985

Skills

  • Adaptable
  • Compassionate
  • Dependable
  • Detail-Oriented
  • Organized
  • Decision-Making competency
  • Contract negotiation techniques

LANGUAGE

ENGLISH AND EDO

REFERENCES

  • Bamanga, Bello, Director (EFCC), FCT-ABUJA, bbello@efcc.gov.ng, 08033148248
  • Norman, Sixth Wokoma, Former Director Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit/EFCC, n_wokoma@yahoo.com, 08147190317

Accomplishments

  • Compliance Monitoring and Mutual Evaluation (Improving regional Compliance)
  • Successfully played my role as a law enforcement expert in the conduct of mutual evaluation (ME) of Sierra Leone.
  • Global expert that was part of the team that reviewed the mutual evaluation report of the Gambia
  • Successfully played the role of a law enforcement expert in the mutual evaluation of Liberia
  • One of the only five trained and recognized assessors on Anti Money and Combating the Financing of terrorism in West Africa.
  • Investigation, Prosecutions and Others
  • Investigated several cases in EFCC that led to conviction and asset recovery.
  • Led investigations general operations and administrations in several commands of the EFCC successfully
  • Saw to the development and implementation of administrative sanctions framework for SCUML
  • Led the conduct of NPOs Risk Assessment in Nigeria
  • Have combined skills of legal background as a lawyer of over 23 years post call, garnered enough experience in investigation of economic and financial crimes cases having been a team member, team leader, sectional heads in several commands, deputy zonal commander
  • Abuja and Zonal Commander Makurdi covering the states of Benue, Nasarawa, Plateau, and Taraba.
  • Also, very proficient with financial intelligence analysis and information sharing, as well as regulatory oversight of Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions (DNFBPs)
  • Commendation
  • Letter of commendation from EFCC for providing leadership in EFCC/SCUML in helping to address strategic deficiencies observed in Nigeria’s AML/CFT regime.

Custom Section

Owan East

Affiliations

  • Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS)
  • Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
  • Counter Fraud & Counter Corruption Specialist (CFCCS)
  • Chartered Certified Fraud Investigator
  • Fellow, Security Institute (fsi)
  • Member, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA)

SOME KEY TRAININGS ATTENDED

  • International banking and money laundering (International Law enforcement academy Gaborone
  • Digital forensics
  • Money laundering and terrorist financing investigation
  • Executive intelligence management course
  • Leadership training (Leading for results)
  • Regional workshop on investigating and prosecuting economic and financial crimes
  • Advanced international anti- money laundering and counter- financing of terrorism (USA)
  • Asset recovery and international cooperation, Financial analysis and domestic cooperation

Personal Information

  • Date of birth: 23rd November 1975
  • Gender: Male
  • Nationality: Nigeria
  • Marital status: Married

References

  • Mr. Bamanga Bello, Director (EFCC), Abuja, FCT, 08033148248, bbello@efcc.gov.ng
  • Mr. Norman Sixth Wokoma, Former Director, Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit/EFCC, Abuja, FCT, 08147190317, n_wokoma@yahoo.com

Timeline

Director, Special Control Unit against Money Laundering

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
03.2021 - 01.2025

Zonal Commander

EFCC
01.2020 - 01.2021

Deputy Zonal Commander and Head Counter Terrorism and General Investigation Section

EFCC
01.2018 - 01.2020

Zonal Coordinator SCUML

EFCC
01.2017 - 01.2018

Master of Laws LLM - Law Enforcement and Administration

Nasarawa State University
01.2015 - 06.2018

Head of Department

Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU)/Economic & Financial Crimes Commission
01.2010 - 01.2017

Sectional Head, Bank Fraud Section

EFCC
01.2009 - 01.2010

Master in Criminal Justice (MLC) - undefined

Ahmadu Bello University
01.2008 - 01.2010

Team Leader, Chairman's Monitoring Unit (CMU)

EFCC
01.2007 - 01.2009

Head Field Intel/CT

Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit /(EFCC)
01.2005 - 01.2007

Counsel

J.D Ephraim &Co
01.2003 - 01.2004

Counsel

Prof CJ Amasike and Co
01.2002 - 01.2003

Legal Officer, Risk Management

All States Trust Bank
01.2001 - 01.2002

BL - undefined

Nigeria Law School
01.1998 - 07.1999

LLB - undefined

Edo State University
01.1991 - 03.1998

SSCE - undefined

Holy Trinity Grammar School
01.1985 - 09.1991

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Emai Primary School
01.1980 - 01.1985
DANIEL ISEI OMOGBAI