The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned that legal practitioners who charge their clients in foreign currencies may face prosecution.

The warning was issued by the Acting Zonal Director of the EFCC Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, ACE I Bawa Usman Kaltungo, during a meeting with members of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Lagos Task Force on Illegal Practice of Law.

The NBA delegation, led by the Head of the Task Force, Moshood Abiola, visited Kaltungo at the Commission’s Lagos office on Friday, September 11, 2026.

During the meeting, Kaltungo expressed concern over what he described as illegal and unethical practices by some lawyers and warned that the anti-graft agency would take action against practitioners found engaging in conduct that violates applicable laws.

Among the practices highlighted was the charging of professional fees in foreign currencies, with the EFCC official indicating that lawyers found culpable could be prosecuted.

The warning comes amid continuing scrutiny of foreign currency transactions in Nigeria and efforts by regulatory and law-enforcement agencies to strengthen compliance with financial laws.

The visit by the NBA Lagos Task Force also formed part of engagement between the legal profession and the EFCC on issues relating to professional ethics and the illegal practice of law.

However, the material provided did not state the specific statutory provision under which the EFCC intends to prosecute lawyers solely for charging professional fees in foreign currencies.

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