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
According to sources,late yesterday night,EFCC {Economic and Financiak Crimes Commission} arrested the Group Managing Director of BGL PLC,51 year old Mr Albert Okumagba,the company is into financial services and he was arrested for offences relating to stealing and obtaining money by false pretences.Albert Okumagba who hails from Delta state,was picked up late yesterday night.His arrest was triggered by investigation into a petition submitted to the anti graft agency by the Security and Exchange Commission {SEC},in May 2015.Albert was alleged to have diverted the sum of N28.6 billion being proceeds of private placements of 4.3 billion ordinary shares of 50k each at N7.00k per share in 2007.The company whose subsidiaries include BGL Capital,BGL Private Equity,BGL Security and BGL Asset Management,allegedly lured 50 investors from across the country into subscribing to the country's shares,promising them options o liquidity and exit within two years.The liquidity and exit options offered the investors,which were contained in its memorandum of private placements,implies that the investors would get value for their investments through one of ts subsidiaries,BGL Securities Limited.But BGL moved the sum of N28.9 billion to an offshore account belonging to one of its subsidiaries,BV1 Club1,British Virgin Island.The suspect was also said to have refused the investors the opportunity to liquidate their assets as promised.Investigation also revealed that though the suspect allegedly promised the investors that BGL would be listed on the SEC via an Initial Private Offer {IPO},within 24 months after the private placements turned out to be a ruse.One more photo below. 
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