The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared former Minister of Petroleum Resources and immediate past Governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, wanted over alleged conspiracy and dishonest conversion of $14,859,257 (Fourteen Million, Eight Hundred and Fifty-Nine Thousand, Two Hundred and Fifty-Seven United States Dollars).

According to the anti-graft agency, the funds in question were part of the investments injected by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) into Atlantic International Refinery and Petrochemical Limited for the construction of a modular refinery.

The EFCC disclosed that it secured a warrant of arrest against Sylva on November 6, 2025, following an order issued by Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos. The court order authorizes EFCC operatives, the Police, or any other law enforcement agent to arrest the former minister and present him before the Commission to answer to the alleged criminal offences.

Meanwhile, the EFCC has urged members of the public with credible information on Sylva’s whereabouts to immediately contact any of its Zonal Offices nationwide, the nearest Police Station, or relevant security formations.