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

The late anti-graft Czar died at the age of  61.

Family sources said Lamorde died in Egypt where he had travelled for medical treatment on Sunday morning.

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

While a police officer, he served as EFCC chairman between 2011 and 2015.

Mr Lamorde was the third Executive Chairman of the Commission. He was appointed in an acting capacity as Chairman of the Commission on 3 November 2011 following the removal of Farida Waziri by President Goodluck Jonathan. He was confirmed as the third substantive Chairman of the Commission by the Senate on 15 February 2012.

Mr Lamorde, who was born on 20 December 1962 in Mubi, Adamawa State, attended Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology in 1984. He joined the Nigerian Police Force in 1986.