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

THE LAGOS HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY,HONOURS THE CLEANER JOSEPINE,WHO PICKED N12M,IN LAGOS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

Miss Josephine Agwu                             Today monday Miss Josephine Ugwu,the cleaner who returned the sum of N12million in foreign currencies which she fund at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport,Ikeja Lagos to the Airport security in January 2015.The Lagos House of Assembly decided to honour today for her honesty.Deputy Speaker,Hon Kolawole Taiwo who presided over the sitting,presented a letter of commendation and an undisclosed sum of money to Miss Ugwu.The letter and the money were for her act of honesty and patriotism for returning the sum of N12 million on friday,23 January 2015.The Deputy Speaker also thanked Miss Ugwu for leveraging the country through the act of returning the money.According to the letter,her action is a great inspiration to many who believed in the future of Nigeria.''Your conduct has positively affected the image of Nigeria internationally.It is an act worthy of emulation,because of this we decided to hold a special parliamentary session to celebrate your honesty,integrity,uprightness,sincerity,truthfulness and patriotism.We truly believe in you''.Thanking the House for the gesture,Miss Ugwu said ''I never expected that i will be honoured to be in this Assembly talk more of being recognised and honoured by this institution.My family trained me not to take anything that does nit belong to me.I also want to prove to the world that Nigeria is a good country with people of integrity unlike the wrong impression they have about the country''.

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