Trail Reporters
President Muhammadu Buhari’s much talked about anti corruption fight may be a hoax, as Nigerians continue to express disappointments on the recent reinstatement and promotion of Abdulrasheed Maina, and his subsequent posting to the ministry of Interior.
Trail Reporters investigation shows that, while the issue continues to linger, with blames being traded between the ministry of justice, interior and the head of service, discreet investigation reveals that, the former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Lamorde, who was involved in alleged compromise and fraud, to the tune of one trillion Naira, has returned to the police, and has been promoted as a Commissioner and now heads the sensitive position of Compol in charge of Police Special Fraud Unit. This is a man Buhari disgraced out of office as EFCC chairman and instituted action of high level fraud against him. A source said.
Lamorde we gathered, is operating quietly from his Lagos office.
Trail Reporters gathered that, Lamorde had assumed office since June, .
2017. In a statement from the special fraud unit on its website, it said,
A new Commissioner of Police has resumed duty at the Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU), Ikoyi – Lagos. He is COMPOL Ibrahim Lamorde, BSc, MSc, Mni.
Until his new posting, was a student of the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Jos. COMPOL Ibrahim Lamorde, was appointed into the Force as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police in 1986, hails from Mubi in Adamawa State. A vastly experienced officer, he holds a BSc (Hons) in Sociology (ABU), Msc Criminal Justice (ABU). He is a fellow of the prestigious Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies.
He has held various appointments including DCO, Rijau Division, Niger State; Police Public Relations Officer, Niger State Police Command; Team Leader, Advance Fee Fraud Unit (1993 – 2002); Seconded to the United Nations, Ermera District, East Timor as a Chief Investigation Officer; DPO, OJoo, Oyo State; 2i/c IGP Monitoring Unit (January 2003); Director of Operations, EFCC (2003 – 2007); Ag. Chairman, EFCC (January 2008 – May 2008); Area Commander, Ningi/AC CID Bauchi (2008 – 2009); AC ‘A’ Police College, Kaduna (2009 – 2010), Director of Operations, EFCC (2010 – 2011); Executive Chairman, EFCC (2011 – 2015); left EFCC November, 2015 for National Institute of Policy and Strategy Studies (NIPSS) Kuru, Jos.
Efforts to reach the Force Public Relations Officer, CSp Moshood, to react on this development were unsuccessful at the time of this report.
