Ex-EFCC chairman Lamorde dies at 61

A former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Lamorde, is dead.

He was aged 61.

Mr Lamorde reportedly died on Sunday morning in Egypt, where he had travelled for medical treatment.

He was the third executive chairman of the anti-graft agency.

An unconfirmed source quoted ‘close associates,’ that “Lamorde died on Sunday in Egypt, where he had travelled for medical treatment.”

The EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, could not be reached for comments over the development as of the time of filing the story.

Equally, Mr Lamorde’s family could not be reached for comments on Sunday morning.

Born on December 20, 1962, Lamorde joined the Nigerian Police in 1986 and retired as a Deputy Inspector-General of Police in 2021.

NAN