The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has declared former Bayelsa State Governor and ex-Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, wanted over alleged conspiracy and dishonest conversion of $14,859,257.
The anti-graft agency disclosed this in a statement on its verified X handle on Monday, explaining that the case involved funds invested by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) into Atlantic International Refinery and Petrochemical Limited for a refinery project.
According to the EFCC, the wanted declaration followed a warrant of arrest issued by the Lagos State High Court on November 6, 2025.
The notice read partly, “The public is hereby notified that Timipre Sylva, a former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and former Governor of Bayelsa State, is wanted by the EFCC for alleged 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 refinery construction.”
The 61-year-old former governor, who hails from Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, has been placed on the Commission’s nationwide wanted list.
The EFCC urged anyone with useful information on his whereabouts to report to any of its offices across the country or to the nearest police station or security agency.
It also listed its offices in Abuja, Lagos, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, Kaduna, Enugu, Kano, and Maiduguri, and provided its hotline (08093322644) and email (info@efcc.gov.ng) for information sharing.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has declared former Bayelsa State Governor and ex-Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, wanted over alleged conspiracy and dishonest conversion of $14,859,257.
The anti-graft agency disclosed this in a statement on its verified X handle on Monday, explaining that the case involved funds invested by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) into Atlantic International Refinery and Petrochemical Limited for a refinery project.
According to the EFCC, the wanted declaration followed a warrant of arrest issued by the Lagos State High Court on November 6, 2025.
The notice read partly, “The public is hereby notified that Timipre Sylva, a former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and former Governor of Bayelsa State, is wanted by the EFCC for alleged 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 refinery construction.”
The 61-year-old former governor, who hails from Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, has been placed on the Commission’s nationwide wanted list.
The EFCC urged anyone with useful information on his whereabouts to report to any of its offices across the country or to the nearest police station or security agency.
It also listed its offices in Abuja, Lagos, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, Kaduna, Enugu, Kano, and Maiduguri, and provided its hotline (08093322644) and email (info@efcc.gov.ng) for information sharing.
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