A Federal High Court has been asked to terminate further hearing on the
six-count CRIMINAL CHARGE against former Bayelsa state governor, Timipre Sylva.
Justice Evoh Chukwu of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court was
ordered by the Federal Government to drop the charges against the erstwhile
governor by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
The directive came on a day the court had fixed for the anti-graft
agency to call witnesses and tender exhibits against the ex-governor who was
accused of masterminding the illegal diversion of funds from the Bayelsa State
treasury, while he was in power.
He was specifically accused of siphoning over N6.5 billion from the
Bayelsa State treasury between October 2009 and February 2010.
When the case was called up yesterday, counsel to government, Chief O.
J. Nnadi (SAN), told the court that he got an instruction from an Assistant
Director of Legal & Prosecution at EFCC, Mr. J. A. Ajogbane, to withdraw
the charge.
Vanguard reports that he further tendered a “fiat” for the
discontinuance of the CRIMINAL CHARGE, which he said was issued to him by the
Director of Public Prosecution, DPP, Mr. M. S. Diri, on behalf of the Attorney
General of the Federation, AGF.
“My Lord, I am disappointed that after opposing initial bid to quash
this charge, this morning, I was directed to withdraw the charge,” Nnadi
submitted.
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