List of Abbreviations

African Center African Center for Governance, Asset Recovery and Sustainable Development
AfDB African Development Bank
AML/CFT/CPF Anti-money laundering, counter-financing of terrorism and countering proliferation financing
ANEEJ Africa Network for Environmental and Economic Justice
ARMU Asset Recovery Management Unit
AUCPCC African Union Convention Preventing and Combating Corruption
CAU Central Authority Unit
CCB Code of Conduct Bureau
CFT Countering the financing of terrorism
CFRN Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
CIFAR Civil Forum for Asset Recovery
CIN Compliance Institute of Nigeria
CLA Commonwealth Lawyers Association
CLE Council of Legal Education
CSO Civil Society Organization
DECFI Digital Evidence and Cyber Forensics Institute
DNFBPs Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions
EFCC Economic and Financial Crime Commission
FATF Financial Action Task Force
FCDO UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
FGD Focus Group Discussion
FIRS Federal Inland Revenue Service
FMOJ Federal Ministry of Justice
FOI Freedom of Information
FRN Federal Republic of Nigeria
GFAR Global Forum on Asset Recovery
GSDEC Global South Dialogue on Economic Crime
GIABA Intergovernmental Action Group against Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism in West Africa
HAGF Honourable Attorney-General of Federation
IACC International Anti-Corruption Conference
ICPC Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission
IFF Illicit Financial Flows
IIJ International Institute for Justice and Rule of Law
IMF International Monetary Fund
KYC Know Your Customer
LEA Law Enforcement Agencies
MANTRA Monitoring of Recovered Assets through Transparency and
MCO Mining Cadastre Office
MDA Ministries, Departments and Agencies
MER Mutual Evaluation Report
MLA Mutual Legal Assistance
MLPP Money Laundering Prohibition and Prevention
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
NBA Nigeria Bar Association
NBA-AMLC NBA Anti-Money Laundering Committee
NDLEA National Drug Law Enforcement Agency
NFIU Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit
NIALS Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
NGOs Non-Governmental Organizations
NSA Non-State Actors
NPF Nigeria Police Force
POCA Proceeds of Crime Act
RAR Risk Assessment Report
RPC Rules of Professional Conduct
RUSI Royal United Services Institute
SDGs Sustainable Development Goals
STAR Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative
TI Transparency International
UK United Kingdom
UNCAC United Nations Convention against Corruption
UNODC United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
UNTOC United Nations Transnational Organized Crime
USA United States of America
USDOJ United States Department of Justice