JUST IN: Former EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Lamorde, dies in Egypt

Ibrahim Lamorde, a former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), is dead.

He was aged 61.

Lamorde died in Egypt where he was receiving medical treatment for an undisclosed illness.

Thefrontrank learnt that remains of the retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police would be buried in accordance with Islamic rites.

Lamorde served as the third Executive Chairman of the EFCC from 2011 to 2015. He was first appointed in an acting capacity in November 2011 after his predecessor, Farida Waziri, was removed by former President Goodluck Jonathan.

Lamorde was confirmed as the substantive chairman of the commission by the Senate 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 Nigerian Police Force in 1986.

He was the pioneer Director of Operations of the EFCC when the anti-graft agency was established in 2003 and acted as Acting Chairman until Waziri was appointed and confirmed by the Senate in June 2008.

Lamorde returned to the EFCC as Director of Operations in December 2010 to replace Stephen Otitoju, the then Acting Director of Operations.