Breaking: EFCC Declares Ex-Governor Who Was Buhari's Minister Wanted
- Timipre Sylva a former Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, and former Governor of Bayelsa State, has been declared wanted wanted
- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) declared Sylva wanted with his photograph in a statement
- The EFCC head of media and publicity, Dele Oyewale, shared more details about why Sylva was declared wanted
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FCT, Abuja - The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Timipre Sylva a former Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, and former Governor of Bayelsa State, wanted.
The EFCC said Sylva is wanted over an alleged case of conspiracy and dishonest conversion of $14,859,257.
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According to the EFCC, the money 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".
The anti-graft head of media and publicity, Dele Oyewale, made this known in a statement issued via the EFCC X handle @officialEFCC on Monday, November 10, 2025.
The public is hereby notified that TIMIPRE SYLVA, a former Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, and former Governor of Bayelsa State, whose photograph appears above is wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in an alleged case of Conspiracy and Dishonest Conversion of $14,859,257 - 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.
Sylva, 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 please contact the Commission in its Ibadan, Uyo, Sokoto, Maiduguri, Benin, Makurdi, Kaduna, Ilorin, Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Gombe, Port Harcourt or Abuja offices or through 08093322644; its e-mail address: info@efcc.gov.ng or the nearest Police Station and other security agencies."
Nigerians react as EFCC declares Timipre Sylva wanted
@krativity
There's a genuine reason Nigerians don't take this agency seriously. You are begging members of the public to help you arrest a big man with verifiable addresses. When you are ready to arrest him, you will go to his house. Until then, keep fooling around like a headless chicken.
@EzeAyoka
That coup wasn’t a rumor like they want you to believe. Sylva has ran away and the only way to get him back to Nigeria to face treason charges for financing a coup, is by accusing him of Financial crime and then ask the Authorities in whatever countries he ran to, to arrest him.
@Omezuo1
LOL na Public wey never see food chop go help you find this one?? Baba drop REWARD for the post make we take see road find am for you.
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@KennethAboh1
How far with Yahaya Bello? Finish that one first before we will be sure you will do this job as well
@Elijahodiniya1
Funny people Next thing we will see him campaigning for Tinubu in Bayelsa just like Yahaya Bello his doing Nigeria is not a serious country
Ex-minister rumoured to be sponsoring coup breaks silence
Legit.ng earlier reported that Sylva denied the rumour of sponsoring a coup against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's administration.
The former Bayelsa state governor said the rumour is totally false and politically motivated.
However, Sylva, confirmed that his residence was raided by some military personnel, who did not disclose the motive of their actions.
Source: Legit.ng
