A former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Lamorde has reportedly died of kidney stone, The Nation stated.
According to the report, the former EFCC boss, gave up the ghost in a hospital in Egypt during a procedure to remove the kidney stone.
“His remains will be flown to Nigeria on Monday for burial in line with Islamic injunctions,” The Nation said.
The report stated that it the former EFCC boss had flown his wife to Egypt for medical treatment.
The source said: “He actually took his wife to Egypt for medical attention. But when they got there, he decided to remove kidney stone which had caused him some discomfort.
“He however died in the process of the procedure of removing the stone.
“His corpse will be brought to Nigeria on Monday for Janaza (Islamic burial). I think the Federal Government is assisting in the formalities to bring back his remains,” The Nation quoted.
Lamorde was born on the 20th of December 1962 in Mubi, Adamawa State.
He attended Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology in 1984.
He joined the Nigerian Police Force in 1986. And became the substantive Chairman of the EFCC on February 15, 2012.
He was however replaced by ex-President Muhammadu Buhari with AIG Ibrahim Magu (rtd) on November 19, 2015.
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