EFCC declares ex-minister Sylva wanted over $14.8m fraud
Nkereuwem Effiong
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared former Minister of Petroleum Resources and ex-Governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, wanted over an alleged $14.8 million fraud.
According to a statement by the EFCC, Sylva is being sought in connection with a case of conspiracy and dishonest conversion of $14,859,257 — funds said to have been invested 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 agency secured a warrant of arrest against the former minister on November 6, 2025, from a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos. Justice D.I. Dipeolu, who granted the order, stated that it authorises the EFCC, police, or any law enforcement officer to arrest Sylva and bring him before the commission “to answer to the criminal offence he is alleged to have committed.”
In a statement signed by its Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale on Monday, the EFCC urged anyone with useful information on Sylva’s whereabouts to contact any of its zonal offices nationwide, the nearest police station, or other security agencies.
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