EFCC Places Ex-Minister Timipre Sylva On FBI, Interpol Watchlist Over Corruption Allegations

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has officially declared former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, wanted over allegations of conspiracy and dishonest conversion of $14,859,257.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

In a statement released on Monday, EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale revealed that the funds in question were allocated by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) for investment in Atlantic International Refinery and Petrochemical Limited.

Top EFCC sources confirmed to The Punch that Sylva has been placed on international watchlists coordinated by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Interpol, the UK Metropolitan Police, and security agencies in Canada and other countries.

According to an EFCC insider familiar with the investigation, the case has been under review for years.

“The case has been on for a long time. The former minister used to visit our office but stopped showing up. Now that he’s been declared wanted, he has also been placed on the FBI and Interpol watchlists,” the source disclosed.

Oyewale added that the anti-graft agency had obtained a Federal High Court warrant for Sylva’s arrest on November 6, 2025.

Justice D. I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court granted the order, directing all relevant security agencies to arrest and produce Sylva before the EFCC to face the criminal allegations leveled against him.