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 CATTLE HERDSMAN/GANG TERROR ''ADAMU HARUNA'',WAS ARRAIGNED BEFORE A MAGISTRATE COURT IN KATSINA.

                   Today wednesday,the Nigerian Police arraigned a 28 year old man Adamu Haruna,before a Senior Magistrates Court in Katsina for allegedly leading a gang of cattle rustlers terrorising communities in Katsina state.The accused,who resides at Danke village of Safana Local Government Area of Katsina state,was arraigned on a one count charge of leading a gang of thieves that specialised in cattle rustling.The Police First Information Report {FIR} stated that the accused was arrested by the state's Anti-Cattle Rustling Military Team on September 11 at about 9:30om in Marmara village.''The soldiers under the command of Maj.Hamza Abdullahi,arrested the suspect,following a tip off that he was the leader of the cattle rustlers in the area.The soldiers were informed that the suspect had been organising the theft of cows and terrorising the villagers,who owned the cows.When accosted by the soldiers in his hide out at Marmara village,the accused failed to give any satisfactory explanation about his business or involvement in cattle rustling''.The Magistrate said that the court would not take the plea of the accused,as it had no jurisdiction to do so.The Magistrate explained that the accused was arraigned before the court for the purpose of cognisance only and ordered the case file to be forwarded to the state Ministry of Justice for advice.She directed the police to continue with the investigation and adjouned the case till October 27 for continuation.Hmm.One more photo below.                                                                                                         

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