The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on
Friday filed fresh corruption charges against Timipre Sylva,
former governor of Bayelsa State, at the federal high court
in Abuja.

Sylva is charged alongside Francis Okokuro, Gbenga
Balogun, and Samuel Ogbuku.
According to EFCC, they used three companies – Marlin
Maritime Limited, Eat Catering Services Limited, and
Haloween-Blue Construction and Logistics Limited to move
about N19.2 billion from Bayelsa state coffers between
2009 and 2012, under false pretence of using the withdrawn
money to augment salaries of the state government
workers.

The action of the anti-graft agency comes two days after
Ahmed R Mohammed of justice the federal high court
dismissed the 42-count charge of stealing brought against
Sylva and his co-accused by the EFCC, with the excuse that
the prosecution’s application to consolidate the charges
against the defendants amounted to an abuse of court
process.

The commission faulted the ruling on the grounds that it
was premature, as the accused persons had not taken any
plea before the court.
“The action of the trial judge stalled the move by the anti-
graft agency to consolidate the charges against the former
governor, having, days earlier, withdrawn similar charges
pending before Justice ES Chukwu of the same court,” Wilson Uwujaren, EFCC’s spokesman, said in a statement.
“The anti-graft agency awaits the assignment of the case, to
pave way for the arraignment of Sylva and others.”



www.thecable.ng/efcc-hits-sylva-fresh-corruption-charges

Who is that efcc official that read barcanista's thread?

nawa o

I guess the new name of EFCC should be Economic and Financial CHARGES Commission.
Since the death of Napoleon Bonaparte, EFCC has been charging yet no convictions.

If u check the total amount stolen by dose in EFCC charge list, is enough to foot the 2yrs budget of Mauritania.
Ntin can ever come out of corruption fights when the culprits are part of every govt in power.

YOUR Mr. DULLARD PRESIDENT IS NOT ENOUGH CAPABLE OF FIGHTING CORRUPTION

That's the beauty of opposition

VickJames:
Who is that efcc official that read barcanista's thread?

EFCC - Economic and Financial Confusionists' Commission.



Motto: operating in confusion since 2007.

Great news!
It seem to me like they (Efcc) are reading our threads and comments in dis forum
That man should b in jail
In fact anyone dat has ever stolen from our country should b in jail

Editor1:
I guess the new name of EFCC should be Economic and Financial CHARGES Commission.
Since the death of Napoleon Bonaparte, EFCC has been charging yet no convictions.

If u check the total amount stolen by dose in EFCC charge list, is enough to foot the 2yrs budget of Mauritania.
Ntin can ever come out of corruption fights when the culprits are part of every govt in power.

YOUR Mr. DULLARD PRESIDENT IS NOT ENOUGH CAPABLE OF FIGHTING CORRUPTION

Just like it was so hard for your father GEJ to stupidly stated that stealing is not corruption, you just get up and type nonsense. During your GEJ's administration how many people did they convict

K

barcanista:
That's the beauty of opposition

Lmao!! You're loser sir!! You didn't expect to eat your words this early, did you??

Saying it again with more confidence, Buhari will achieve more in six months than GEJ's entire term

So, Angela Merkel woke up to see that CHANGE had taken place. Her name was changed to Michelle, her post to President and her country to West Germany