Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Lamorde is proceeding on terminal leave ahead of the expiration of his tenure in February next year.
In his place, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Ibrahim Mustafa Magu as the Acting Chairman of the Commission.
A two-paragraph statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said Magu, who is an Assistant Commissioner of Police, is to take over from Lamorde.
Ibrahim Lamorde who was born on 20th December 1962, joined EFCC when it was created in 2003 as Director of Operations. In December 2007 when Nuhu Ribadu was removed as the chairman of the Commission by late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua,, ostensibly to attend a training course Lamorde took over as Acting Chairman in January 2008.
He held this position until Farida Waziri was appointed Chairperson in May 2008. He was then posted to Ningi in Bauchi state. In December 2010, Lamorde returned to the EFCC, again as Director of Operations. He replaced Stephen Otitoju, the acting Director of Operations
When Farida Waziri was dismissed on 23 November 2011, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Lamorde was again appointed Acting Chairman. A number of other senior police officers were said to be competing for the position of EFCC Chairman. Lamorde’s association with Waziri dating back to their days with the SFU could be a handicap. However, Lamorde was confirmed as substantive Chairman of the EFCC by the Senate on the 15 February 2012. [myad]
