….Faults invasion of Abuja residence by armed operatives
By Daniel Abia, P/Harcourt
Former Minister of State for Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva, has written to the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee (EFCC), requesting {that a} date be fastened for him to seem earlier than the company over an alleged $14.8 million fraud.
Within the letter dated November 24 and acknowledged by the EFCC on November 26, Sylva expressed concern over the Fee’s transfer to declare him wished, insisting he was not evading investigation.
He knowledgeable the EFCC that he’s at the moment present process pressing medical therapy for a life-threatening situation and is consulting together with his medical doctors to find out when he can safely seem.
“I most humbly request {that a} mutually agreed date be set—topic to medical clearance—to allow me seem bodily. I belief the target of your invitation is to not hurt me however to research an alleged crime, which I firmly deny,” he wrote.
Sylva additionally recalled current occasions he described as distressing, together with the armed operation at his Abuja residence, throughout which a number of aides—drivers, safety personnel, and home workers—have been reportedly arrested and stay in custody.
He mentioned he was shocked by the EFCC’s public declaration of him as a wished particular person on November 10, noting that he had beforehand honoured an invite in December 2024, was granted administrative bail on self-recognition, and was by no means contacted once more.
“I’ve by no means declined or evaded any lawful invitation. The declare that I jumped bail is inaccurate. No such bail situation existed or was violated by me,” he acknowledged.
Sylva warned that the developments may create an impression of political persecution, stressing that he has at all times been prepared to cooperate with regulation enforcement businesses.
“The current actions could also be misinterpreted as a political witch-hunt by many, particularly contemplating that I seem to have been a goal because the starting of this administration,” he added.
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