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David Nkang Odu, CFE, MBA
Senior Manager and Head, Currency Management Centre
Central Bank of Nigeria, Makurdi Branch
Nigeria
David N. Odu, CFE, MBA, is a senior manager and head of the Currency Management Centre at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Makurdi Branch, where he oversees the Currency Processing & Disposal, Currency Control and Treasury Management. Prior to this role, Odu held several leadership positions at the Makurdi Branch, including head of customer service, head of banking services, and head of information and client services, where he received, investigated and resolved customer complaints against financial institutions.
At the Central Bank’s Head Office, Odu served as senior manager of anti-money laundering (AML) compliance and contributed to forming the AML, countering the financing of terrorism (CFT), and counter-proliferation financing (CPF) compliance policy framework for Africa’s first Central Bank digital currency, eNaira. During this period, he facilitated CBN’s partnership with the ACFE Law Enforcement and Government Alliance (LEGA), introducing Nigerian government agencies to LEGA, and making the CBN the first government entity in Nigeria — and the first central bank in Africa — to join the world’s largest anti-fraud alliance. He’s since facilitated the membership of other critical agencies, including EFCC, ICPC, NFIU and the National Audit Office of Gambia.
Odu is a prolific writer, with several publications to his credit, a subject-matter expert and an international panelist, with experience in speaking at forums, including the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s annual compliance seminar. He’s an alumnus of the Singapore Civil Service College, the Hague Academy for Local Governance, and the National Institute for Bank Management, Pune, India.