A former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Lamorde is dead.
According to report, Lamorde died on Sunday at the age of 61 in Egypt where he was receiving medical treatment.
Lamorde was the EFCC chairman between 2012 and 2015.
He was first appointed in an acting capacity as chairman of the anti-graft agency by former President Goodluck Jonathan on November 23, 2011, following the removal of Farida Waziri.
He was later confirmed as the third substantive chairman of the commission by thSenatete on February 15, 2012.
Born on December 20, 1962, in Mubi, Adamawa State, Lamorde attended Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, graduating with a bachelor of arts degree in sociology in 1984.
He joined the Nigeria Police Force in 1986 and retired as a deputy inspector-general.
Lamorde was the pioneer director of operations when the EFCC was created in 2003,
