The Police Service Commission, said on Thursday that the embattled former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Lamorde, is still a Commissioner of Police and would be duly posted as soon as he reports to duty.
Larmode was recently sacked by the Federal Government as he was asked to proceed on his terminal leave,
In an exclusive chat with the Vanguard on phone, the Chairman of the commission, Mike Okiro, said he performed creditably well at the EFCC, adding that the force is proud of him.
“He is still a serving Commissioner of Police. He will come back to us for re-posting. He was only seconded to EFCC. He will not be required to go through any process because he was just on secondment. The moment he reports, we will post him.”
Prodded further to comment on his performance as the EFCC boss, Okiro said: He did very well. He did the Police proud. He performed his beat and we are happy and proud of him.”
Lamorde, who served as the Chairman of the EFCC for four years, proceeded on terminal leave last week ahead of the end of his tenure in February 2016.
