N1Trillion Fraud: Ex-EFCC Boss, Lamorde Flees Abroad To Avoid Senate Probe

Recently sacked Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Ibrahim Lamorde has fled the country under the guise of medical treatment to avoid appearing before a Senate panel probing his alleged diversion of over N1trillion in cash and assets recovered from corrupt public officials.

At the resumed hearing of the fraud case today, Lamorde’s lawyer Mr Festus Keyamo, at a meeting with members of the Senate Committee on Ethics, said that Lamorde had gone abroad for medical treatment. Sources close to the embattled fat police officer however confirmed that he had to flee the country to avoid being indicted and prosecuted by government. One of the sources told iReports-ng.com that Lamorde has been treating his high blood pressure and diabetics ailments in Abuja before now and has no need to travel abroad for any treatment. Still a serving Commissioner of Police, Lamorde is equally running a Master degree programme at UK university.

Lamorde was scheduled to appear before the Senate committee over allegations of mismanagement of funds recovered from suspects in cases handled by the EFCC under him. Mr Keyamo asked the committee on ethics to give his client, Mr Lamorde one month to conclude his medical treatment before appearing before the committee.

However, the committee members disagreed, saying Mr Lamorde must appear before the committee on Tuesday, November 24. Tempers were high as committee members and Mr Keyamo engaged in an argument over the ability of the Senate to summon the former EFCC Chairman but while speaking to journalists after the hearing, Mr Keyamo insisted that the Senate had no right to summon his client.