Founded in 2021, the Ehi Choya Moria Foundation (ECMF) is a non-profit association established to carry on humanity projects in communities, towns and at State level.

The main objectives of the Foundation are to:

1. To Cater for the Less Privileged.

2. To Carry Out Welfare Work in Relation to Coming Up with Sustainable Schemes for Poverty Eradication.

3. To Organise Workshops for Progressive and Productive Gains.

4. To Carry on All Humanity Projects in Human, Schools, Hospitals, Churches, Both in Communities, Towns and At the States Level.

5. To Promote Healthcare, Education, Social Empowerment and Rural Empowerment.

6. To Organise and Assist in Providing Social Health Care Outreach.

7. To Contribute to A Healthier and More Equitable Society Through Organising Vocational Training, Health Initiatives, Social Experiments, Surveys, Legal and Clinical Studies.

8. To Promote the Development of Grassroots Communities Through Carrying Out Programmes and Projects.

9. To Help the Orphans/Orphanage Homes and The Gifted but Helpless Acquire Qualitative Education.

10. To Assist Members Morally and Otherwise Within the Ability and Capacity of The Foundation.

Ehi Choya Moria Foundation implements its objectives through five Departments/Committees to ensure effective project success. They include:

1. Committee of Concerned Residents of Surulere Advocacy Group

2. Committee of Concerned Residents of Eko Ile and Isale Eko Advocacy Group

3. Committee for Mentoring and Coaching in Africa 

4. Committee on Health Education 

5. Committee for Welfare and Basic Amenities

Prof. Ehi Eric Esoimeme Esq., LLB, BL, LLM, JD, HC, PhD, DProfQAHE, ICA, CAMC, CCO, CPRM, CRA, CFIP, FGAFM, FCACC, FERP, FIMC, HON. FQAHE is a Professor of Business Law and Ethics at James Hope University (Nigeria), Rudolph Kwanue University (Liberia) and Kennedy University of Baptist (USA). Prof. Esoimeme is also concurrently the Founder and Managing Partner of E-Four and AAF, an Accredited Training Partner at the Global Academy of Finance and Management (USA) and the Editor in Chief of DSC Publications Ltd. (Nigeria). His area of specialism and expertise is in countering financial crime. This is categorized into regulatory law, substantive law, and professional compliance guidance in terms of strategic management of financial crime risks and vulnerabilities. 

Ehi Eric Esoimeme’s skill and knowledge in the field of the financial crime space are drawn from his many years of experience as a researcher and consultant in anti-money laundering laws and policies, counter-fraud measures and anti-corruption strategies. So far, Ehi Eric Esoimeme has authored more than 80 publications, including twelve books on financial crime compliance while his research on corruption and anti-corruption has been featured on Harvard Law School’s bibliography on corruption and anti-corruption. Ehi Eric Esoimeme’s second book titled “The Risk-Based Approach to Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing” was rated as the 5th best money laundering book of all time by Financial Expert in its 2021 refresh of the rankings while Ehi's fifth book “Balancing AML/CFT Requirements and Financial Inclusion” was named one of the best Banks books of all time by BookAuthority. On the 3rd of September, 2024, Ehi Eric Esoimeme’s Research Items on Financial Crime Compliance reached a new Milestone of 40,000 reads on ResearchGate.

Ehi Eric Esoimeme received a bachelor’s degree in law from the University of Lagos and holds a master’s degree in International Commercial Law with specialization in international banking law and anti-money laundering compliance from Cardiff University. Ehi Eric Esoimeme holds the U.S. equivalent of a Juris Doctor - International Law awarded by Regionally Accredited Universities in the United States. On 11 May 2022, Ehi Eric Esoimeme received the Honorary Doctorate Degree in Financial Crimes jointly issued by American University of Business & Social Sciences and International Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (QAHE). In a letter dated 7 March, 2023, the Governing Council of Institut Universitaire du Bénin (IUB) approved that a Honourary Degree of Doctor of International Relations (Honoris Causa) of Institut Universitaire du Bénin (IUB) be conferred on Ehi Eric Esoimeme. The Conferment Ceremony is slated for October, 2023.

Ehi Eric Esoimeme is a fellow of the International Institute of Certified Forensic Investigation Professionals Inc., USA., a fellow of the Global Academy of Finance and Management, a Lifetime Honorary fellow of the International Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education, a fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants, a senior member of the Risk Management Association of Nigeria, a certified anti-money laundering consultant, a certified anti-corruption consultant, a certified risk analyst and project risk manager, a professional member of the Association for Computing Machinery and a member of the Nigerian Bar Association.

Ehi currently serves on the Editorial Advisory Board/Editorial Board of the Journal of Economic Criminology, Elsevier; Journal Corruptio, Universitas Lampung (Indonesia); the Journal of Blockchain & Cryptocurrency publication, IFSA Publishing, S.L. (Barcelona, Spain); the Lagos Bar Journal, Nigerian Bar Association (Nigeria); and reviews manuscripts for several international journals, including Cogent Social Sciences Journal (Taylor and Francis) and Padjadjaran Journal of Law (Faculty of Law, Universitas Padjadjaran). Ehi has served as the Editor in Chief of DSC Publications Ltd., a leader and pioneer in legal publishing in Nigeria. As Editor in Chief, Ehi successfully completed two major projects for the firm. The first was published in 13 volumes, while the second was published in seven volumes.

Ehi Eric Esoimeme has chaired and moderated several panel discussions on money laundering and combating financial crimes. He recently chaired and moderated the panel discussion on the topic “Mitigating the risk of money laundering and combating financial crimes using Technology” at the AML and Fraud Africa Virtual Conference. He also chaired and moderated the panel discussion “Understanding the Challenges and Opportunities in Ethics and Compliance” at the AML and Fraud Africa Virtual Conference. Ehi has also made several impactful presentations at International Conferences. On February 12, 2021, Ehi presented at the International Conference organised by the Center of Pakistan and International Relations (COPAIR) on the Conference theme “Challenges for Pakistan in combating Money Laundering & Financing of Terrorism”. His topic presentation focused on “Implementing the preventive measures of Recommendations 10 to 23 of the Financial Action Task Force using a hybrid of rules and predictive models: The Case of Pakistan”. On October 27, 2021, Ehi presented at the International Conference organised by the International Compliance Association and Navigate Compliance on the topic discussion “Free Trade Zones, Illicit Finance and Financial Crime Risk.”