EFCC Launches 50 fresh Money Laundering Charges Against Former Bayelsa Gov. Timipre Sylva

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Sunday June 14, released 50 fresh charges against former Bayelsa State Timipre Sylva.

 

The charges were increased from the initial 42 to 50 by the anti-graft agency and this has already been filed and will probably be assigned to a new judge.

 

The charges, according to a document were prepared and filed in court by the Director of Legal of the EFCC, Mr. Chile Okoroma. 

 

 

In the new charges, EFCC listed acts of looting allegedly carried out by Sylva when he was the governor of the state. He is also alleged to have connived with three companies to commit the offences charged against him between 2007 and 2011.

 

The filing of fresh charges against Sylva came barely a week after Justice A.R. Mohammed dismissed the 42-count charge against the former governor on account of abuse of court processes.