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

FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THE PDP MAMAN ALI,HIS SON AHMADU WAS RE-ARRAIGNED BY THE EFCC FOR FRAUD TODAY.

Mamman Ali            Ahmad Ali the son of the former Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party {PDP} Manman Ali,was re-arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC alongside another oil marketer Christian Taylor and his company Nasman oil services LTD before Justice AdeniyiOnigbanjo of a Lagos state High Court in Ikeja.They were all previously arraigned on July 26,2012 and their trial had commenced before their co-defendant,but Oluwaseun Ogunbambo absconded.This prompted the EFCC to amend the charge against the defendants which led to the re-arraignment.In the amended charge,counts of conspiracy,obtaining money by false pretence,forgery and the use of false documents were increased from 9 to 49.The EFCC counsel,Mr Seidu Atteh said the defendants had fraudulently obtained N4.5 billion from the Federal Government between January 2011 and April 2012.The money was for the subsidy payments from the Petroleum Support Fund for the purported importation of 30.5 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit {P.M.S}.The defendants were also alleged to have forged a bill of lading and other documents which they used in facilitating the fraud.The alleged offences were said to contavene sections 1 {3} of the Advance fee fraud and other fraud related offences Act 2006.The offences also violated sections 363{a} and 364 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2011.The defendants again pleaded not guilty to the charge.The matter was adjourned till June 30 for trail.

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