SAN FRANCISCO, December 02, (THEWILL) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC will on Tuesday, December 3, 2013 arraign former Governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva and six others on a 42-count amended charge before Justice A. R. Mohammed of the Federal High Court, Abuja.
EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, in a statement revealed that the other accused persons are Francis Okuburo, Gbenga S. Balogun, Samuel Ogbuku, Marlin Maritime Limited, Eat Catering Services Limited and Haloween Blue Construction and Logistics Limited
Sylva’s re-arraignment is sequel to fresh evidence linking him with a bouquet of fraudulent transactions that borders on money laundering during his tenure as governor of Bayelsa State between 2009-2012.
