LAGOS COURT JAILS NOGASA CHAIR, FATUYI PHILLIPS 21 YEARS FOR N43. 5M FRAUD. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE

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 Lagos Court Jails NOGASA Chair, Fatuyi Phillips 21 Years  for N43.5m Fraud    Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday, November 18, 2024, convicted and sentenced Fatuyi Yemi Philips, Chairman, Natural Oil and Gas Suppliers Association of Nigeria, NOGASA, to 21 years imprisonment for N43.5m fraud.   The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on April 5, 2022, arraigned Philips alongside his firm, Oceanview Oil and Gas Limited, on a two-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence to the tune of N43, 502,000.00   Count one reads: "Fatuyi Yemi Philips and Oceanview Oil and Gas Nigeria Limited, on or about the 28th day of September, 2016 at Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud, obtained the aggregate sum of N43, 502,000.00 from Elochukwu Okoye and Elebana Unique Ventures Nigeria Limited on behalf of WAPCIL Nigeria Limited under the false rep

OSCAR PISTORIUS,YOU BLAME ANYBODY BUT YOURSELF-PROSECUTOR.

Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius (C) arrives ahead of his trial at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria April 9, 2014. REUTERS-Siphiwe Sibeko                                           Today at the trial of Olympic and paralympic track star,Oscar Pistorius,was alleged to have killed his girlfriend was accused by the prosecutor that he likes blaming other people for his mistakes as he sought to prove that Oscar murdered his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on valentine's day last year.He may face life imprisonment if convicted in the Pretoria High Court.Oscar claims he shot his girlfriend in a tragic accident,firing at what he thought was an intruder hiding behind a toilet door in his luxury Pretoria home on February 14 last year.With the trial now in the 19th day,the prosecutor Gerrie Nel,whose reputation as one of South African's toughest Attorneys has earned him the nickname ''The pitbull'',has sought to portray Oscar as an arrogant hot head who is reckless withfire arms.''You will blame anybody but yourself''.During cros examination,a different incident was mentioned,in which Oscar was asked about why he fired a gun in a restaurant.Oscar explained that the gun was given to him by a friend under the restaurant table and went off by itself but police Captain Christian Mangena gave evidence earlier in the trial,saying the weapon culd only fire if the trigger was pulled.Oscar quickly said he blamed his lawyer Mr Rous for not cross examining the captain on his evidence.The Prosecutor said,''now you are blaming your own lawyer'',that made Oscar lawyer to shake his head at a colleague.Oscar broke down and sobbed as the prosecutor pushed him repeatedly to take responsibility for killing his girlfriend.

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