The Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, has written to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission indicating his plan to recall all police officers who have so far served in the commission for five years, authoritative sources at the police headquarters in Abuja have told PREMIUM TIMES.
In a letter, with reference number CB/33/80/IGP.SEC/Abj/Vol.52/60, and dated July 14, 2015, Mr. Arase directed the EFCC to compile a list of all officers in the category, and forward to his office without delay.
Our sources said the directive, if implemented, would affect key leaders and investigators at the anti-graft agency – including the EFCC chairman – who has also spent more than five years at the commission.
Mr. Larmode has, cumulatively, spent 12 years at the EFCC.
He was appointed director of operations in 2003 under Nuhu Ribadu’s leadership of the agency. He was then made acting chairman in January 2008 after his boss’ controversial removal.
He handed over to Farida Waziri in May 2008, but was again appointed director of operations of the commission in December 2010.
On the removal of Mrs. Waziri in November 2011, he was named acting chairman and confirmed substantive head of the agency in February 2012.
PREMIUM TIMES’ sources noted that most of the officers being recalled are among the key investigators at the anti-graft agency, a number of them trained abroad.
While Mr. Arase’s intentions for moving to redeploy the officers are unclear, the sources said the removal of these key officers will totally weaken the activities of the EFCC especially as it is revving up the war against corruption.
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