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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has again filed
fresh corruption charges against former governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre
Sylva, before the Federal High Court, Abuja.
EFCC’s Head, Media and
Publicity, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, said in a statement that the fresh 50 counts of
corruption charges were filed on Friday.
This came two days after
Justice Ahmed Mohammed dismissed one of two fraud cases instituted by the
anti-graft agency against Sylva.
The Punch report continues:
Justice Mohammed had held
that the case constituted an abuse of court process.
Earlier on June 1, 2015,
Justice Evoh Chukwu, also of the Federal High Court, Abuja, struck out the
other case against Sylva following EFCC’s application for the withdrawal of the
case.
In the fresh 50 counts
charges filed on Friday, Sylva was charged alongside Francis Okokuro, Gbenga
Balogun, and Samuel Ogbuku.
They were accused of
using three companies – Marlin Maritime Limited, Eat Catering Services Limited,
and Haloween-Blue Construction and Logistics Limited to move about N19.2bn from
Bayelsa State coffers between 2009 and 2012, under false pretence of using the
withdrawn money to augment salaries of the state government workers.
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