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

CORP MEMBERS IN BAYELSA STATE,PROTESTED TODAY FOR NON PAYMENT OF THEIR ALLOWANCE.

               According to sources,Batch A members of the National Youth Service Corps {NYSC},who passed out yesterday,trooped to the streets of Yenagoa Bayelsa State,to protest the state's government inability to pay their transport allowances.It was gathered that the corps members took their grievances to the Government House after receiving their discharge certificates.But the Commissioner for Information and Orientation,Mr Jonathan Obuebite,reportedly addressed the protesters.Obuebite said the government was zealous at promoting the interests of corps members in the state.He said their allowances would be paid in full adding that the money had been approved by the government.Also addressing the protesters,the Zonal Inspector,Ajike O.E assured them that their money would be given to them in cash by today at the zonal office Ynagoa.But of the corp members,Alfred Ivanson who served in Brass Local Government Area said he could not travel to reunite with his family because of the government's inability to pay his N5000 transport allowance.He pleaded with Governor Seriake Dickson to pay all the allowances due for corps members to enable them go home.One more photo below.                                                                           

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