‘Nigeria lost bright officer’: Arase mourns ex-DIG Lamorde

The Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Dr Solomon Arase, has mourned the demise of former Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Ibrahim Lamorde.

Lamorde, a former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), died at the weekend at the age of 61.

Arase, in a statement issued by PSC spokesman Ikechukwu Ani on Sunday, May 26, 2024, eulogised Lamorde’s humility and temperate disposition to the allure of power.

The PSC chairman recalled his advice to Lamorde after he left the services of the EFCC, not to get into mainstream policing immediately but to further horn his policing and leadership skills at the Nigerian Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS).

Arase said Lamorde accepted the advice which, he noted, positively shaped the deceased’s career in the Nigeria Police Force.

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He noted that at no time did power get into the head of the late DIG who he said remained humble and committed throughout his career.

The PSC boss added: “The training he got at NIPSS prepared him for the greater Policing challenges he faced as he climbed the ladder of success.

“The nation has lost one of its bright and consummate intelligence officers who contributed immensely to the growth of intelligence policing in Nigeria.

Lamorde, born in 1962, joined the Nigeria Police Force in 1986 and retired as a DIG in 2021.

He served as the third chairman of the EFCC between 2012 and 2015.

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