A former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Ibrahim Lamorde is dead. He died at the age of 61 years.
According to a ‘close associates,’ Lamorde died on Sunday, May 26, in Egypt, where he had travelled for medical treatment.
Born on December 20, 1962, Lamorde joined the Nigerian Police in 1986 and retired as a Deputy Inspector General of Police in 2021.
Mr Lamorde was the third Executive Chairman of the anti-graft agency where he served between 2011 and 2015.
He was appointed in an acting capacity as chairman of the commission on November 3, 2011, following the removal of Farida Waziri by former President Goodluck Jonathan.
He was subsequently confirmed as the third substantive chairman of the commission by the Senate on February 15, 2012.
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