The former Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, AIG Hakeem Odumosu, on Wednesday debunked the media report of his appointment as chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC).
It could be recalled that media reports on Tuesday emerged that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had approved the appointment of Odumosu as the substantive Chairman of EFCC.
Meanwhile, Odumosu, a retired Assistant Inspector-General of Police, said in a statement that he was not aware of such an appointment, while describing the circulation of the fake appointment as an unnecessary distraction by mischief makers.
He said, “Good Morning everyone, I have been inundated with so many calls and messages between yesterday and today on a purported “EFCC Appointment”. I just want to use this opportunity to debunk this information and say it’s totally untrue.
“This information must have emanated from Mischief Makers and should be totally disregarded,” he said.
The Informant247 had reported that President Tinubu suspended Abdulrasheed Bawa, chairman of the EFCC.
The suspension was contained in a statement last Wednesday by Willie Bassey, Director, Information in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.