By: Doris Oliver
BREAKING : HAKEEM ODUMOSU HAS BEEN ASSIGNED AS SUBSTANTIVE EFCC CHAIRMAN BY TINUBU.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Retired Assistant Inspector General of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, as the substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The appointment of Odumosu, who was the former Lagos State Commissioner of Police, is subject to confirmation of the Senate.
Hakeem , who replaces Abdulrasheed Bawa who was suspended recently by President Tinubu for proper investigation into allegations of abuse of power levelled against him.
Odumosu, who retired from the Nigeria Police Force in January 2022, after ascending to the rank of Assistant Inspector General (AIG) and after serving for 32 years.
It is important to know that Hakeem Odumosu, the EFCC Chairman served as the first chairman of Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Enforcement Unit (Taskforce) and also the Commander of the State-funded Rapid Response Squad (RRS).
