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
Today monday,a Lagos High Court Judge,Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo sentenced a Court Registrar Oluronke Rosolu {Pictured above covering her face},to 10 years imprisonment for aiding Fred Ajudua to defraud former Chief of Army Staff,Lt.Gen.Ishaya Bamiyi {retired} of $330,000.Justice Lawal-Akapo sentenced Rosolu to 10 years imprisonment each on the two count charged of conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretence levelled against her by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC.Rosolu is standing trial over allegation that she aided Fred Ajudua to defraud General Ishaya Bamaiyi while he was in Kirikiri prisons.She was alleged to have visited the Kirikiri prisons on three occasions in 2004 and collected $300,000 from Bamaiyi under the pretence that the money would be used to secure legal services from Afe Babalola chambers for him.The court registrar who will be due for retirement from the Lagos Judiciary early next year,was initially arraigned along with Ajudua and other persons still at large but opted for a separate trial.During her trial,Rosolu denied all the allegations against her and insisted that prisons evidence presented by the EFCC showed that Rosoly and Ajudua were co-conspirators.According to the Judge,a piece of evidence,a petition written by Ajudua found in Rosolu's house during a search by the EFCC showed that both were working together.On the allegation that she never collected any money from Bamaiti while in prison,the Judge held that not being able to show where she was on the dates she was purported to have visited the prisons and collected the money,he had no option but to believe the evidence of the EFCC witnesses.The Justice subsequently held that the EFCC has proved its case beyond all reasonable doubt.After listening to the plea of leniency by Rosolu's lawyer,Bar Bamidele Ogundele,the Judge sentenced her to 10 years imprisonment.One more photo below. 
Lt.Gen.Ishaya Bamaiyi.
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