EFCC Arrests Former Bayelsa Governor, Timipre Sylva
The former governor of Bayelsa state, Timipre Sylva, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) today.
In a statement released on Wednesday, the anti-graft agency said it arrived at his No. 3, Niger Street, Maitama, Abuja home at about 10am, but were informed that Sylva was not in town. They insisted on conducting a search on the apartment, since they had a court warrant and eventually found him hiding.
The former governor of Bayelsa state, Timipre Sylva, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) today.
In a statement released on Wednesday, the anti-graft agency said it arrived at his No. 3, Niger Street, Maitama, Abuja home at about 10am, but were informed that Sylva was not in town. They insisted on conducting a search on the apartment, since they had a court warrant and eventually found him hiding.
“During the search, vital documents were
obtained. Ironically, the ex-governor who was said to be out of town was
later found hiding in a dingy corner in the upper chamber of his
expansive mansion,” Wilson uwujaren, the commission’s spokesperson said
in the statement.
“He was immediately whisked away and is
currently being interrogated at the Abuja headquarters of the anti-
graft agency. He is being grilled in connection with fresh evidence
linking him with a bouquet of fraudulent transactions that borders on
money laundering. Part of the new evidence includes a number of
eye-popping real estate acquisitions in Abuja.
“The arrest of the
former governor is sequel to his refusal to honour invitations by the
Commission. Rather than appear before the EFCC, he got his lawyers to
inform the Commission that he was unable to appear because he was sick,
and hospitalised in Lagos. The lawyer had promised to appear with his
client on May 7, 2013 but failed to do so.”
He was arrested because he his an APC member that useless jonathan ebele badluck don't arrest the wanted drug baron that he appoints as his south west pdp chairman kasimu or his stupid in law alison madueke the so called petroleum minister,if jonathan is declared the winner in this forthcoming election he and his backup i.e he and his so called brainless fat pig asari dokubo,tompolo and the rest will surely perish when the wrath of south west youth development and anti goodluck jonathan is upon them.......#leave silva alone..........#jonathan must go
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