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,the Rivers state Governor Nyesom Wike drop charges against three notorious armed robber who allegedly killed policemen and soldiers across the state.Now the APC in River state in a statement expressed their sadness yesterday wednesday over the governor's decision to release the three notorious criminals said ''On November 19,2015,three members of a notorious armed robbery gang,operating in Port Harcourt metropolis with formidable weaponry,headed by George,a native of Rumukunde in Emohua Local Government of Rivers state,were arrested by men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad {SARS} of the Rivers State Police Command.The suspects Charles Emesiobi Nwaoepi,Goodnews Kejeh and Goodluck Wogbo who subsequently made confessional statements,were arrested and arms were found on them,including one AK-47 with number 2770,belonging to the police,one AK-49 rifle with butt number 44150,belonging to the Army and one K2 rifle,with number 046484,belonging to the police and having 44 rounds of 7.62 millimetre {mm} ammunitiob and 55 rounds of 5.56 mm live ammunition''.It was learnt that police investigations revealed that the three suspects stole the arms from the slain policemen and soldiers,including Lance Corporal Yohanna Kamuji and Corporal Bello Lazarus,both attached to 20 Battalion of the Nigerian Army at Bori Camp in Port Harcourt.The gang on October 14,last year also allegedly robbed a Diamond Bank branch in Port Harcourt.The APC is shocked that right from the day the suspects were arrested and two of them were charged to court,there had been intense pressure by officials of the Rivers State government to have them released,as the suspects are alleged to be the boys of a serving Government House worker.With Wike's government on its way out,the Attorney General,through the Director of Public Prosecution {DPP},advised against further prosecution of the suspects,who were allegedly responsible for the killing of many innocent citizens,including policemen and soldiers.This is contained in a legal advice by the DP,advising that the charges against the three gang members be dropped; their case files have been returned to the police''.
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