The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, OON, SAN has constituted the Nigerian Bar Association Anti-money Laundering Committee (NBAAMLC).
The committee constituted pursuant to Rule 73 of the Rules of Professional Conduct for Legal Practitioners (RPC) 2023 has the following as members:
1. Prof. Ernest Ojukwu SAN – Co-chair
2. Mr Babajide Oladipo Ogundipe – Co-chair
3. Prof. Adedeji Adekunle SAN – Member
4. Alheri Bulus Nyako – Member
5. Esa Okibe Onoja – Member
6. Juliet Ibekaku-Nwagwu – Member
7. Professor Umar Abubakar – Member
8. Dr. Balkisu Saidu – Secretary
9. Maryam Idris Abdulkadir – Assistant Secretary
The NBAAML Committee shall, amongst other duties, advise the NBA on the implementation of Chapter 2 of the RPC (Guidelines and Rules on Anti-money Laundering and combating the Financing of Terrorism for Legal Practitioners) and monitor compliance with the provisions thereof.
Attached for your reference is the NBA President’s Notice of constitution of the NBAAMLC.
