Friday, January 04, 2013
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,
released a statement yesterday saying they have seized 48 properties belonging to the former Governor of
Bayelsa state, Mr. Timipre Sylva who is being prosecuted at a Federal High
Court in Abuja for alleged misappropriation of N6.46 billion state funds when
he was governor of the state.
EFCC said:
“Assets belonging to the former
governor against which a forfeiture order was obtained by the EFCC include a
mansion at 3 River Niger Street, plot 3192 Cadastral zone AO, Maitama District
Abuja; nine units (comprising six one bedroom and 3 two bedroom apartments) at
8 Sefadu Street Wuse zone 2, plot 262 Cadastral zone AO2, Wuse Abuja; 2 units
duplexes at 5 Oguta Street, plot 906 Cadastral zone Wuse 11 Abuja.
"Others are a duplex at Plot 1271 Nike
Street Cadastral zone AO5, Maitama District Abuja; a duplex at Phase 1 Unit No.
1 (Villa 1) Palm Springs Gold Estate, Cachez Turkey Projects Limited, Mpape,
Abuja; 10 units of one room apartments at 8 Mistrata Street plot 232 Cadastral
zone Wuse 11 Abuja; 5 units duplexes at Plot No 1070 Dakibiyu District
Cadastral zone B10, Abuja; 16 units service apartments at Plot 1181 Thaba Tseka
Crescent, Off IBB Way, Wuse 11, Abuja and 3 units of three bedroom flats at No.
1 Mubi Close, Plot 766. Cadastral Zone A01, Garki, Abuja.The commission, which
also attached photographs of some of the properties, said the interim
forfeiture order to attach Sylva’s properties was granted by Justice A. R
Mohammed on December 28, 2012.
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