Lamorde’s absence stalls N1tr probe – Senate


The absence of the erstwhile chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde is delaying the investigation into the alleged diversion of N1trillion recovered stolen funds, the Senate said yesterday.
The Senate had commenced investigation into the corruption allegation levelled against Lamorde following a petition written by one Mr. George Uboh in August 2015. Uboh had accused Lamorde of diverting N1trillion recovered stolen funds.
Thrice, the Senate had summoned Lamorde but he refused to appear while in November last year he was represented by his lawyer Barrister Festus Keyamo who claimed his client had been sick and flown abroad for medication.
Our correspondent reports that it was in the course of the probe that President Muhammadu Buhari sacked him from the commission.

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