Timipre Sylva, the former governor of Bayelsa State, has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to set a date for him to appear before the agency about an alleged $14.8 million scam.
Sylva wrote a letter on November 24 that the EFCC received on November 26. In the letter, he said he was worried about the Commission’s decision to designate him wanted and insisted that he was not avoiding investigation, according to Vanguard.
He told the EFCC that he is getting urgent medical care for a life-threatening condition and is working with his physicians to figure out when it is safe for him to appear.
“I humbly ask that a date be set that we can all agree on, as long as I get medical clearance, so that I can be there in person.” “I trust that the purpose of your invitation is not to hurt me, but to look into a crime that I strongly deny,” he wrote.
Sylva also talked about recent occurrences that he said were upsetting, such the armed operation at his home in Abuja, when numerous aides, including drivers, security men, and domestic staff, were purportedly arrested and are still in detention.
He added that he was surprised when the EFCC publicly named him as a wanted person on November 10. He said that he had already accepted an invitation in December 2024, been given administrative bail on his own recognizance, and had not been approached again.
“I have never turned down or avoided a legal invitation. It is not true that I jumped bail. He said, “There was no such bail condition, and I didn’t break it.”
Sylva said that the changes could make it look like he is being politically persecuted, and he stressed that he has always been eager to work with the police.
He went on to say, “Many people may see the recent actions as a political witch-hunt, especially since it seems like I have been a target since the start of this administration.”
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