Experience

Northumbria University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Senior Lecturer, Forensic Accounting and Auditing

  • Jun 2021 - Present



Abdubel Consulting Limited (ACL)

• Nigeria
• Accounting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Consultant

  • Feb 2018 - Present

  Forensic AccountingFinancial Intelligence AnalysisAnti-money LaunderingRisk Management



Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit

• DHOD, Monitoring and Analysis

  • Apr 2017 - Dec 2017

  Financial Intelligence AnalysisProject Management



Economic and Financial Crimes Commission

• Head, Forensic Accounting Unit

  • Dec 2015 - Apr 2017

  Forensic Investigation, Financial Analysis, Litigation Support, Forensic Audit



Northumbria University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Lecturer in Accounting and Financial Management, Newcastle Business School

  • Apr 2015 - Dec 2015

  Designing, developing and delivering teaching and learning programmes. Delivery of programme and module administration Undertaking research and scholarly activities Providing consultancy services to external clients

• Graduate Tutor

  • Sep 2013 - Mar 2015

  Graduate Tutor Department of Accounting and FinanceFaculty of Business and LawNewcastle Business School, Northumbria University

• Doctoral Researcher

  • Feb 2011 - Jun 2014

  Anti-money Laundering Compliance within the UK Banking Industry- a Grounded Theory Study of Money Laundering Reporting Officers (MLRO)



Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University

• Associate Lecturer

  • Jul 2013 - Sep 2013

  Financial Management • Planning and delivery of lectures for students • Conducting seminars for students



ChamsSwitch PLC

• Information Technology & Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head, Transaction Security

  • Aug 2008 - Sep 2009

  Set up the Transaction Security Department responsible for information security, compliance, risk management, fraud and internal control.Developed several policies and procedures in information and transaction security, audit and fraud for which the management specifically commended me. I was also in charge of Key management, Hardware Security Module and PKI implementationConducted a successful information security risk assessment using the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) framework for assessing risk Played a major role (including project management) in the implementation of company’s electronic payment system which is now operational. The project is the backbone for the company’s operation Succeeded in securing a vital partner for the sale of information security software and related products and servicesSuccessfully investigated two cases involving fraud and negligence the recommendations of which were being implemented. I also conducted the first internal audit of the company



Economic and Financial Crimes Commission

• Deputy Detective Superintendant (DDS)

  • Dec 2004 - Jul 2008

  1. Investigated a public officer who misappropriated public funds running into billion of Nigerian Naira 2. Investigated a government official involved in Money Laundering, Corruption involving funds amounting to over $165million3. Conducted special Audit/Forensic Investigation of the 7-year operations of a government’s agency with the revenue in excess of $300million from 1999 to 2006.4 Investigated a case of Money Laundering involving a suspect on the UN Resolution 12675 I was a member of a committee , comprising the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Cooperation, Central Bank of Nigeria and Federal inland Revenue Service, that investigated federal government fraud 6 I was a member of a trained team of EFCC staff charged with the responsibility of formulating curriculum and training of new cadet recruits.



Afribank Nigeria Plc

• Banking
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Senior Banking Officer

  • Feb 2002 - Dec 2004

  1. Credit Officer: Responsible for appraising and recommending credit proposals for approval.2. Responsible for the treasury function, credit administration and management of the risk asset portfolio of the branch.3. I was part of the team that prepared a financial manual and acted as financial advisers to the recipient of the funds from the Global Fund for the Eradication of Malaria, Tuberculoses and AIDS.4 Deposit mobilisation of the branch including the sourcing of a World Bank assisted Health System Development Project funds.5. Responsible for the rendition of monthly return to CBN on the risk assets of the bank using a web-enabled Credit Risk Management System.



Stanbic Bank

• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Banking Officer

  • Feb 2000 - Feb 2002

  1. As a Credit Officer, I was responsible for apprising and recommending credit proposals for approval 2. I was also partly responsible for the credit administration and management of risk asset portfolio of the branch including rendition of excess, monthly and quarterly reports, booking credits in the system and control of security documents among others 3. I was the account officer that handled a multimillion dollar World bank Project account as a foreign exchange clerk 4. I was, at a time, responsible for Bank reconciliation, bookkeeping and manual preparation of the branch’s monthly Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss account at its initial stage of its operation.