Former EFCC chairman, Ibrahim Lamorde, dies in Egypt

A former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ibrahim Lamorde, has reportedly died while undergoing treatment for an undisclosed ailment in an Egyptian hospital.

A family source who confirmed the passing of the 61-year-old former anti-graft boss, said he died on Sunday morning after he had traveled to the north African country for medical treatment.

The late Lamorde, a retired Deputy Inspector General of Police, was born on December 20, 1962, in Mubi, Adamawa State, and joined the Nigerian Police Force in 1986, where he rose through the ranks before retiring in 2021.