LAGOS COURT JAILS NOGASA CHAIR, FATUYI PHILLIPS 21 YEARS FOR N43. 5M FRAUD. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE
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
14 inmates of the Kurmawa Central Prison in Kano state was set free by their Governor Abdullahi Ganduje after he paid their fines.He announced the release of the inmates today friday during a visit to the prison in Kano state.He said the gesture was part of the state government's effort to alleviate the sufferings of the common man,especially those inmates who could not pay the fine.The News Agency of Nigeria {NAN} reports that the release of the inmates follows the recommendation of the state committee on the prerogative of mercy.The governor urged the released prisoners to be of good conduct after their reunion with their respective families.He gave each of the 14 inmates N5,000 to enable them transport themselves to their respective home towns and villages.
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