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

A HOTEL MANAGER IN ISOLO LAGOS UCHE EGWUENU,FOUND DEAD IN ONE OF THEIR HOTEL ROOMS YESTERDAY.

                     Mr Uche Egwuenu,the Operations Manager of Maybeny Hotel at Ire-Akari Road in Isolo,Lagos was found dead in one of the rooms in the hotels,yesterday saturday.A source close to the hotel told NAN in Lagos that the deceased was the son of the owner of the hotel,whose name was given simply as Chief Egwuenu.''The deceased was last seen in the early hours of friday before locking himself up in one of the rooms.Nobody heard from him throughout friday.The assistant manager and other staff of the hotel reported the matter at the Isolo Divisional Police Headquarters,which prompted the DPO's visit to the hotel for assessment.The DPO and others forced the room open and Uche was found dead and swollen on the bed,an inication that he died more than 24 hours before discovery.White liquid substance suspected to be hard drugs,diary and a bottle of Orjin drink with mixed liquid,were recovered from the room''.The Lagos State Police Command's Spokeswoman,DSP Patricia Amadin,confirmed the incident.She said that policemen from the Isolo Division had deposited the corpse at the Isolo General Hospital Mortuary for autopsy.She further said that the police would investigate the circumstances surrounding the death.

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