EFCC mourns Lamorde

The chairman of the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has expressed unhappiness over the passing of 1 his predecessors, Ibrahim Lamorde, a retired deputy inspector normal of police.

In an announcement by EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, Mr Olukoyede mentioned Mr Lamorde, who led the EFCC from 2012 to 2015, handed away on the age of 61 in Egypt on Saturday.

“The lack of this distinguished legislation enforcement officer whose beliefs and accomplishments we have now lengthy revered, is painful coming at a time the EFCC and certainly Nigeria nonetheless wanted his wealth of expertise to cope with rising challenges within the legislation enforcement atmosphere,” he mentioned.

He mentioned Mr Lamorde made important contributions to the EFCC and the Nigeria Police, the place he spent his most efficient years.

“Mr Lamorde’s demise comes at a time when the EFCC and Nigeria drastically wanted his wealth of expertise to sort out rising legislation enforcement challenges,” Mr Olukoyede famous.

He mentioned Mr Lamorde’s tenure on the EFCC included roles as director of operations, appearing chairman, and substantive chairman.

The assertion defined that he was instrumental to establishing EFCC’s investigation equipment and mentoring the corps of officers who at the moment are pivotal to the fee’s investigative actions.

“He was a refined officer, disciplined, unassuming, amiable, compassionate however skilled. He was additionally a reformist, and his legacy within the Fee consists of the institution of the Division of Inner Affairs, just lately renamed the Division of Ethics and Integrity, and the Division of Public Affairs to drive the Fee’s corruption prevention mandate,” Mr Olukoyede acknowledged.

The EFCC chairman mentioned Mr Lamorde renamed the EFCC’s Coaching and Analysis Institute in Karu to EFCC Academy, increasing its mandate to coach all cadres of officers from the EFCC and different legislation enforcement companies throughout Nigeria and Africa.

He mentioned the EFCC Academy has develop into a central hub for anti-corruption coaching in West Africa.

The EFCC Chairman famous that Mr Lamorde’s lifetime of service as a police officer and statesman would stay a legacy of inspiration.

“All of us within the EFCC really feel deeply the lack of this soldier of anti-corruption. Our hearts are along with his household and all these whose lives he impacted in his outstanding profession. We share your bereavement within the lack of this icon. You may be assured that our ideas and prayers are with you in your grief,” he burdened.

The fee prays for the repose of Mr Lamorde’s soul and luxury for his household, the EFCC, and your entire nation.

Tinubu commiserates with bereaved household, EFCC

President Bola Tinubu, earlier on Sunday, expressed condolences to the household of Mr Lamorde.

Along with providing sympathies to the household, President Tinubu prolonged his condolences to the associates of the previous anti-graft czar in addition to to the EFCC, the Nigeria Police Power, and the federal government and other people of Adamawa State.

The President prayed for the repose ofthe soul of the deceased and luxury for his household throughout this troublesome time.

Mr Lamorde was born on 20 December 1962 in Mubi, Adamawa State.

He attended Ahmadu Bello College, Zaria, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts Diploma in Sociology in 1984.

He joined the Nigerian Police Power in 1986. When the EFCC was created in 2003, Mr Lamorde was appointed the pioneer Director of Operations.

He served as EFCC Appearing Chairman in January 2008, holding the place till Farida Waziri was appointed Chairperson and confirmed by the Senate in June 2008.

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In December 2010, Mr Lamorde returned to the EFCC as Director of Operations. Following Ms Waziri’s elimination on 23 November 2011. Mr Lamorde, then an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), was once more appointed appearing chairman.

He was confirmed as substantive chairman of the EFCC on 15 February 2012, a place he held till 9 November 2015, when former President Muhammadu Buhari changed him with Ibrahim Magu as EFCC appearing chairman.