10th December, 2010
There are indications that the former Head of Operations of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde, is back to his job in the commission.
Sources told P.M. NEWS this morning that Lamorde, who was removed along with other aides of Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, the former boss of the commission by Mrs. Farida Waziri, the current chairman, was ordered to be reinstated by President Goodluck Jonathan.
Sources at the EFCC told P.M. NEWS that Larmode visited the commission yesterday to complete his documentation.
Attempts to confirm Larmode’s reinstatement from EFCC’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, proved abortive, as he claimed he was not aware of the development.
He promised to cross check and get back to P.M. NEWS but he was unable to do this at the time of filing this report.
Investigations revealed that Lamorde was reinstated on the instruction of   President Goodluck Jonathan, following recommendations submitted to the Presidency.
Lamorde who had earlier worked in the 1990’s as the personal assistant to Mrs. Waziri at the Special Fraud Unit (SFU), Milverton Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, was removed from the commission along with some aides of Ribadu including Ibrahim Magu, and Dapo Olorunyomi, among others.
P.M. NEWS gathered that Lamorde’s relationship with his former boss, Waziri, is now cordial.