Ms Amra Salihu, a 500-level Faculty of Law student of the University of Abuja, has emerged winner at the 9th Inter-Universities Speech Contest organised by the Intergovernmental Action Group Against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA).

This is according to a statement issued by the Acting Director, Information and University Relations, Mr Habib Yakoob, on Thursday in Abuja.

Yakoob said that the contest was held on July 22 in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

He said that Amra represented Nigeria after winning the national selection, conducted by the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU).

According to him, she defeated contestants from The Gambia, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Ghana to claim the regional title.