A former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Lamorde, is dead.
He died in Cairo, Egypt on Sunday, according to family sources.
He was 61.
The former anti-graft chief travelled Cairo for medical attention only to die there.
Mr Lamorde was EFCC boss between 2011 and 2015.
He joined the Nigerian Police in 1986 and retired as a Deputy Inspector General of Police in 2021.
The deceased was the third chairman of the EFCC after Malam Nuhu Ribadu and Hajiya Farida Waziri.
He was appointed acting EFCC on 3 November 2011 following the sack of Mrs Waziri; and confirmed 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.
When the EFCC was created in 2003, Mr Lamorde was made the pioneer Director of Operations.
In December 2007, he took over as acting Chairman in January 2008, holding the position until Mrs Waziri was appointed chairperson and confirmed by the Senate in June 2008.
In December 2010, Mr Lamorde returned to the EFCC, again as Director of Operations to replace Stephen Otitoju, the then acting Director of Operations.
