Alleged 19.2bn fraud: Court dismisses charge against Sylva

Ezugwu Obinna |

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed a 42-count criminal charge pending against the Former Governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva.

Trial Justice Ahmed Ramat Mohammed ruled that the charge which was preferred against the erstwhile governor by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,‎ constituted an abuse of court process.

Economic and Financial Crime Commission alleged Sylva to have used three separate companies to siphon N19.2bn from the Bayelsa State Government treasury between 2009 and 2012

The Director of Public Prosecution, DPP, Mr. M.S Diri, had earlier withdrawn another six-court charge against Sylva, wherein he was ‎accused of involvement in the illegal diversion of N6.5billion also from the coffers of Bayelsa State