Former EFCC chairman, Lamorde, dies

Abuja, NIGIERIA — Former Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde, is dead. He was 61.

Lamorde was the third Executive Chairman of the Commission. He was appointed in an acting capacity as Chairman of the Commission on November 3, 2011 following the removal of Farida Waziri by the then President Jonathan. He was confirmed as the third substantive Chairman of the Commission by the Senate on February 15, 2012.

He served as EFCC chairman between 2011 and 2015 under the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan.

On November 9, 2015, the then President Muhammadu Buhari replaced him with Ibrahim Magu as the EFCC Chairman

When the Commission was created in 2003, Lamorde was made the pioneer Director of Operations.

Born on December 20, 1962, Lamorde joined the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) in 1986 and retired as a Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) in 2021.

Lamorde, who was born in Mubi, Adamawa State, attended Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology in 1984.
In a condolences message, the Commission says it received with shock the sudden death of one of its former Executive Chairman, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde.

Lamorde, pioneer Director of Operations and third substantive Chairman of the EFCC between February 15, 2012 and November 9, 2015, served the nation actively as a focused and gallant anti- graft fighter.

He will be sorely missed both at the EFCC and the nation at large.

The Commission prays for the repose of his soul and comfort for his family, the EFCC and the entire nation.