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 ROBBERY SUSPECT ''BOLAJI'',JUMPED OFF EJIGBO MAGISTRATE COURT BUILDING TODAY.{PHOTOS}.

                                 Today tuesday,a 22 year old man pictured above, who was arrested and charged before the court jumped off the Ejigbo Magistrate court storey building to evade trial.The suspect is identified as Tomiwa Bolaji,had already beat the court security guards and was attempting to escape through the adjoining street close to the court premises.Both the court registrar,security guards and police officers present pursued him and later re-arrested him in the street and brought him back into the courtroom to face trial.The incident caused tension at the court premises as the litigants present were apprehensive.Tomiwa Bolaji was brought to the court and arraigned for allegedly stealing a generator set valued at N25,000 belonging to one Moses Udeze.The incident happened at 11,Adenekan street where Udeze resides.While he was escaping with the generator,he was caught by the residents and handed over to the police at Ejigbo Division.At the station,Bolaji confessed that he actually stole the set to sell in order to raise money.When he was arraigned,he pleaded guilty.While the court officials were preparing for his remand papers,when Bolaji suddenly got up and jumped off the court building before he was re-arrested and sent to prison.The matter was adjourned till 14 December for fact and sentence.One more photo below.                                                                                  Ejigbo court where a suspect, Tomiwa Bolaji jumped from to escape trial on Tuesday, 8 Dec. 2015. Photos: Cyriacus Izuekwe

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