By Abiola Olawale
A former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Lamorde, has reportedly passed away at the age of 61.
According to reports filtering in on Sunday, Lamorde reportedly breathed his last in Egypt, a country in North Africa, where he had travelled for medical treatment.
He was reported to have been suffering from an undisclosed illness, according to reports.
The New Diplomat reports that Lamorde was born on 20 December 1962 in Mubi in the old Northern Region of Nigeria. Mubi is now in present day Adamawa state. Lamorde took a degree in Sociology in 1984, and subsequently enlisted in the Nigeria Police Force in 1986.
He enjoyed rapid career progression and retired as a Deputy Inspector General of Police in 2021.
While a police officer, he served as EFCC chairman between 2011 and 2015.
According to his profile on the EFCC website, Lamorde was the third Executive Chairman of the Commission. He was appointed in an acting capacity as Chairman of the Commission on 3 November 2011 following the removal of Farida Waziri by President Goodluck Jonathan. Subsequently, he was confirmed as the third substantive Chairman of the Commission by the Senate on 15 February 2012.
