OpenLife Nigeria reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has declared a former Minister of Petroleum Resources and former Governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva wanted.
This is contained in a statement signed by Dele Oyewale Head, Media & Publicity and made available to OpenLife Monday evening.
According to the statement, Sylva is wanted in connection with an alleged case of conspiracy and dishonest conversion of $14,859,257( Fourteen Million, Eight Hundred and Fifty Nine Thousand, Two Hundred and Fifty Seven United States Dollars), being part of funds injected by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board( NCDMB) into Atlantic International Refinery and Petrochemical Limited for the construction of a Refinery.
The Commission, on November 6, 2025 secured a warrant for the arrest of the former Minister at a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos. The Order, granted by Justice D.I. Dipeolu stated that, “an order is made issuing a warrant to the Applicant or any Officer of the Commission, Police or any law enforcement officer for the arrest of the Respondent for the purpose of bringing him before the Commission to answer to the criminal offence he is alleged to have committed.”
The Commission also enjoins anyone with useful information on his whereabouts to contact any of its Zonal Directorates across the country or the nearest Police Station and other security agencies.
Jide Kosoko in N300m Debt as Cinema Flop Exposes Nigeria's Harsh Economy
AI tools from OpenAI and Google have uncovered two decade-old critical remote code execution flaws…
Singapore PM Lawrence Wong announced every Singaporean child will now receive almost S$70,000 (about N85m)…
Polaris Bank Deepens Sustainability Commitment
The Nigerian Senate voted down a proposal for physical oversight of international airports over fear…
Insurance companies have been unable to access about N300 billion raised during the just concluded…
This website uses cookies.