Maryam Hayatudeen
Abuja,FCT
Summary
Seasoned legal professional specializing in prosecution and legal services for economic and financial crimes. Expertise in legal research, case management, negotiation, and mediation. Proven leadership in team management, consistently meeting targets through effective collaboration. Versatile and adaptable, excelling both independently and within teams to achieve organizational goals.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
19
19
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Public prosecutor
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
Abuja, Nigeria
2019.07 - 2026.04
- Legal and Prosecution Department(2019-date)
- I. Prosecution of economic and financial crimes which has earned me successful conviction in over 26 cases in 2025 alone.
- II. Prepare defense briefs and argue civil cases where the EFCC is being sued (1case was successfully defended and won in the first quarter of 2026)
- III. Conduct thorough case vetting and deliver comprehensive legal advice to multiple investigative departments, ensuring adherence to legal standards and procedural accuracy.
- IV. Obtaining court orders such as remand, interim, final forfeiture, and freezing orders to facilitate effective and legal techniques in investigation.
- V. Ad Hoc committees:
- Member petition vetting committee 2020-2022: Facilitated thorough vetting of all petitions addressed to the executive chairman to ensure alignment with organizational standards.
- Nodal officer representing the legal and prosecution department in the implementation of the EFCC Strategic Plan
Compliance officer
Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering (SCUML)
Abuja, Nigeria
2014.11 - 2019.07
- Compliance Officer
- - Maintaining a database of all information of relevant Designated Non-Financial Institutions (DNFIs)
- - Preparing statistics on total number of sensitized DNFIs.
- - Profiling business entities in order of their vulnerability level to money laundering and terrorist financing
- - Drafting non-compliance and follow up letters to DNFIs
- - Participating in the onsite and offsite inspections to ensure compliance.
- Help Desk officer
- - Responsible for responding appropriately to Designated Non-Financial Institutions (DNFI’s) questions and comments.
- - Reviewing and maintaining a database of all relevant (DNFI’s) application details
- - Approving and rejecting of DNFI’s application
- - Responsible for issuance of certificates of DNFIs, maintaining records of yet to be collected certificates and forwarding monthly statistics report to the management.
- - Sensitizing DNFIs on their obligations under the Money Laundering Prohibition Act (2011) as amended
- - Preparing monthly statistics for certificates pending, issued and rejected per zone.
- - Preparing monthly statistics of advisory notes issued, rejected and approved per zone
- Legal & External Cooperation officer
- - Responsible for maintaining a liaison between SCUML and other stakeholder agencies
- - Review of MOUs and other legal documents between SCUML and relevant stakeholders
- - Responsible for litigation of SCUML cases against non-complying entities
Education
LLM - Law Enforcement and Administration
Nasarawa State University
Keffi, Nasarawa State, NigeriaB.L - Second Class Lower
Nigerian Law School
Abuja 2011.10 - 2012.08
LLB - Common and Islamic Law, Second class upper
Bayero University Kano
Kano 2006.10 - 2011.08
WAEC and NECO Certificates -
Federal Government Girls’ College Zaria
Zaria 2000.09 - 2006.06
Primary School Certificate -
Model Staff School
Bakori 1992.09 - 2000.07
Skills
- I Prosecution and legal services
- Prosecution of economic and financial crimes
- Legal research and analysis
- Case management and organization
- Contract review and negotiation
- Mediation skills
- Client counselling and mediation
- Ii IT Skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Power Point, Excel and Internet Research
- Iii Team working/Networking
- I have gracefully been in charge of MY team in my present place of employment and I have carried the team along to ensure that targets are met
- Iv Flexible and Adaptable
- I am versatile and can easily adapt to any given situation either by working in a team or independently in order to achieve goals
- Public speaking
Certification
Currently taking the exam to becoming a Certified fraud examiner 2026
Language
Fluent in English and Hausa
Referees
- Ishaq, O.Oloyede, Prof., 08036087987, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), P.M.B 189, Bwari, Abuja
- Abubakar, Isa Umar, Dr., 08036893445, Department of International Law, Faculty of Law, Bayero University, Kano
Hobbies
Watching documentaries and Traveling
Affiliations
- Nigerian Bar Association
- Muslim Lawyers’ Association of Nigeria
- Commonwealth Lawyers’ Association
- Exercising and watching documentaries
Marital status
Married with four children
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Public prosecutor
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
2019.07 - 2026.04
Compliance officer
Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering (SCUML)
2014.11 - 2019.07
B.L - Second Class Lower
Nigerian Law School
2011.10 - 2012.08
LLB - Common and Islamic Law, Second class upper
Bayero University Kano
2006.10 - 2011.08
WAEC and NECO Certificates -
Federal Government Girls’ College Zaria
2000.09 - 2006.06
Primary School Certificate -
Model Staff School
1992.09 - 2000.07
LLM - Law Enforcement and Administration
Nasarawa State University