…may be heading to Senegal, enroute Argentina
Former Petroleum Minister, Timipre Sylva who is under investigations for plotting a Military coup to allegedly overthrow the government of President Bola Tinubu, has fled Nigeria to Senegal from where he is reported to be going into hiding in Argentina, a South American country.
According to insiders, the former Bayelsa state governor took to his heels through the creeks immediately he got wind that the coup plot had leaked.
Sylva is alleged to have several businesses in Senegal and Argentina and was also lobbying to be appointed Nigerian Ambassador to Argentina.
Unverified reports have that some highly-placed sources have allegedly confirmed that the first military officer arrested in connection with the coup plot wasted no time in naming Sylva as the arrowhead and financier of the coup plot.
In a related development, a source also confirmed that about N46billion was traced to an account which is allegedly linked to the former Petroleum Minister.
It was gathered that the Abuja home of the former oil-rich Bayelsa governor was raided by officials from the Defence Intelligence Agency, DIA.
His brother, Paga, was picked up during the raid. This was after his Bayelsa residence had earlier been raided where incriminating evidence were allegedly found including cash in foreign denominations.
Former Gov Sylva is alleged to have provided fundings for the coup operation.
Sylva, a close ally of late President Muhammadu Buhari, served as Minister of State for Petroleum Resources from 2019 to 2023 and was the APC governorship candidate in the 2023 Bayelsa election, which he lost to Governor Douye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
