JULIET EKWENUGO
Kaduna
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, November 10, declared former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr Timipre Sylva, wanted.
The anti graft agency said in a statement on its website that Sylva, who is also a former Governor of Bayelsa State, was wanted in connection with alleged case of conspiracy and dishonest conversion.
Sylvia served as Minister of State for Petroleum under the administration of late Muhammadu Buhari.
He was said to have converted the sum of $14,859,257 which is 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 which he allegedly has a major stake in.
The EFCC flyer said: “Sylva, aged 61, is from Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. This notice is pursuant to a November 6, 2025 warrant of the Lagos State High Court.
“Anybody with useful information as to his whereabouts should contact the commission in its Ibadan, Uyo, Sokoto, Maiduguri, Benin, Makurdi, Kaduna, Ilorin, Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Gombe, Port Harcourt or Abuja offices or the nearest police stations.”
