Former Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva
The Department of State Services on Wednesday arraigned five associates of former Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva, before the Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged concealment of information on his whereabouts.
The defendants, Reuben Ayuba, Musa Mohammed, Friday Paul, Paganengigha Anagaha and Ayebaifie Suobite, were docked before Justice Peter Lifu on a two-count charge bordering on allegedly concealing the whereabouts of Sylva, whom the prosecution described as a fugitive.
The DSS alleged that the defendants, on April 28, 2026, became accessories after the fact by concealing Sylva’s whereabouts, an offence contrary to Section 519 of the Criminal Code Act, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
They were also accused of conspiring to commit a felony by concealing the alleged fugitive’s whereabouts, contrary to Section 516 of the Criminal Code.
