I am going to refrain from giving an opinion on this shocking piece of news, until I get further confirmation of what's transpired here.

Fact check: Could EFCC rightly return houses disowned by Timipre Sylva?

September 2, 2017

...The EFCC’s charges say Sylva converted about N2 billion worth of properties and resources belonging to the state under false pretence, with an intention to hide the origin of the proceeds, an offence punishable by Anti-money Laundering Act.

In one of the cases, he had allegedly asked Union bank to provide a N2 billion over draft under the false pretense of augmenting state workers’ salaries.

A further N380 million, N20 million were also converted separately under similar circumstances within the same period, the commission said.

The EFCC has said it was adopting a new policy of pre-trial confiscation of assets belonging to the accused-particularly former governors and powerful politicians- to help neutralize financial war chest with which they have prolonged cases.

The question, once again, is: how come the commission has returned 48 houses to someone who so vigorously denied owning them?

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Source: http://morningmail.com.ng/fact-check-efcc-rightly-return-houses-disowned-timipre-sylva