EFCC clamps down on real estate investors over money laundering

EFCC has continued to ensure estate surveying and valuation firms subscribe to an alert system and conduct screening before on-boarding customers as part of the ongoing due diligence to curb money laundering. The scrutiny is affecting transactions in the commercial real estate market, CHINEDUM UWAEGBULAM reports.Prospective investors shy away from investmentsScrutiny dampens transactions for high-end properties Rising security agencys scrutiny may have dented the momentum of demand in the real estate market in major cities, lowering investments in high-end properties. The situation reached its peak recently, when the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) wrote toThe post EFCC clamps down on real estate investors over money laundering appeared first on Guardian Nigeria News.
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