Tinubu mourns ex-EFCC chairman, Lamorde
President Bola Tinubu has extended his condolences to the family of the late former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Lamorde, who died on Sunday in Egypt at the age of 61.
Lamorde, born on December 20, 1962, began his career in the Nigeria Police in 1986 and concluded it as a Deputy Inspector General of Police in 2021.
Tinubu, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngalale, on Sunday, also expressed condolences to the associates of the former anti-graft czar, the EFCC, the Nigeria Police Force, and the government and people of Adamawa State.
The statement read in part “The retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police was the pioneer Director of Operations and third substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission from 2012 to 2015.
“The President also commiserates with the associates of the former anti-graft czar, the EFCC, the Nigeria Police Force, as well as the government and people of Adamawa State.
“President Tinubu prays to God Almighty to grant repose to the soul of the deceased and comfort for his family.”