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 NIGERIAN POLICE,ARRAIGNED 4 MEN BEFORE OTA MAGISTRATE COURT FOR PUBLIC FIGHTING.

                      The accused persons which turned out to be four men are identified as 22 year old Dada sunday,25 year old Oguntola Dare,23 year old Adetipe Solomon and 18 year old Adetipe Michael,were all arraigned today monday before an Ota Magistrate court for allegedly fighting in public.The accused persons whose addresses were unknown,were bing tried on a three count charge of fighting in public,causing breach of peace and conspiracy.The police prosecutor Sgt Ebibomino Itaita,told the court that the accused persons and others at large,committed the offence on May 4 about 6:30pm at Ejibo Tutun/llo Awera area in Ota.He said that the accused persons,with others now at large,conducted themselves in a manner likely to cause a breach of th peace by fighting in public,with dangerous weapons.The offence contravened sections 83 and 24 a {d} of the Criminal code,laws of Ogun state 2006.The accused pleaded not guilty.The chief Magistrate,Mrs funke Odunbanjo,granted bail to the accused persons in the sum of N50,000 each,with two sureties.The magistrate said that the sureties shall swear to affidavits of means and provide established evidence of identification either through the national identity card,a drivers license or an international passport.She also ordered the sureties to provide evidence of tax payment in the last one year ans that the addresses of the sureties should be verified by the police.The case was adjourned to June 3rd for hearing.

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