arrested the former governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva.
He was picked up at his No. 3, Niger Street, Maitama, Abuja home.
The EFCC says in a statement Wednesday that on arrival at the facility
at about 10.00 am, its operatives were told Mr. Sylva was not in town
but that they insisted on conducting a search on the house having
obtained a warrant from the court.
"During the search, vital documents were obtained. Ironically, the
ex-governor who was said to be out of town was later found hiding in a
dingy corner in the upper chamber of his expansive mansion," the
statement by the commission's spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren said.
Mr. Uwujaren continues, "He was immediately whisked away and is
currently being interrogated at the Abuja headquarters of the anti-
graft agency. He is being grilled in connection with fresh evidence
linking him with a bouquet of fraudulent transactions that borders on
money laundering. Part of the new evidence includes a number of
eye-popping real estate acquisitions in Abuja.
"The arrest of the former governor is sequel to his refusal to honour
invitations by the Commission. Rather than appear before the EFCC, he
got his lawyers to inform the Commission that he was unable to appear
because he was sick, and hospitalised in Lagos. The lawyer had
promised to appear with his client on May 7, 2013 but failed to do
so."
The Commission, the statement adds, will not longer tolerate the
antics of suspects who treat its invitation with levity.
Culled from Premium Times
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