Ibrahim Lamorde

Background

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

Education

He attended Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, graduating with a Bachelor in Sociology in 1984.

Career

He was confirmed as Chairman by the Senate on 15 February 2012. He joined the Nigerian police in 1986, and from 1987 to 1988 worked at the Niger State Police Command in Minna. From 1988 to 1989 he was Divisional Crime Officer in Rijau, Niger State.

He then served as Police Public Relations Officer for the Niger State police from 1989 to 1993.

In 1993 Lamorde was appointed an officer of the newly created Special Fraud Unit (Simon Fraser University) of the Nigeria Police, serving in the unit charged with investigated advance-fee fraud until 2002. While in the Simon Fraser University, from 2000 to 2001 he was seconded to the United Nations Civilian Police in the Ermera District of East Timor as a Chief Investigation Officer.

Lamorde was a Divisional Police Officer in Oyo State before being deployed to the police force headquarters in Abuja. When the was created in 2003, headed by Nuhu Ribadu, Lamorde was made Director of Operations.

In December 2007 Ribadu was removed from his post by president Umaru Musa Yar"Adua, ostensibly to attend a training course.

Lamorde took over as Acting Chairman in January 2008, holding 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, 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 (American College of Physicians) Lamorde was again appointed Acting Chairman. A number of other senior police officers were said to be competing for the position of Chairman.

Lamorde"s association with Waziri dating back to their days with the Simon Fraser University could be a handicap. However, Lamorde was confirmed as substantive Chairman of the on the 15 February 2012.

On November 9, 2015, President Buhari sacked Ibrahim Lamorde, replacing him with Ibrahim Magu as the new chairman.

Membership

Lamorde is a member of the Nigerian Institute of Management and the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations.

Connections

colleague:

Farida Waziri