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 TRICYCLE STEPPED ON AN EXPLOSIVE DEVICE TODAY AT BIU,KILLING 4 PEOPLE & OTHERS WOUNDED.

                    At about 8:15am today a tricycle known as ''Keke NAPEP'' unknowingly stepped on an Improvise Explosive Device {IED} planted by the side of Biu-Damboa road close to a military checkpoint at the outskirts of Biu town,Borno state.Unfortunately,the IED exploded instantly killing 4 persons comprising of a woman with her baby and 2 other male adults.Three other persons were injured including a soldier and they were immediately evacuated to Biu General Hospital.We regret to state that the injured soldier also died at the hospital.The general area has been cordoned off and Explosive Ordinance Device {EOD} team from Froward Operation Base {FOB}Nin Buratai have been mobilized to carry out further search of the area.Preliminary investigations shows that the IED was buried long time ago undetected.It exploded when the tricycle erroneously stepped on it.We commiserate with the families of the victims of this sad incident.This unfortunate development has brought to the fore,the need for more security consciousness and vigilance among all.We would like to reiterate that the explosion would not deter us from seeing to the end of Boko Haram terrorists wherever they might be hiding through our ongoing clearance operations.We want to use this opportunity to solicit for more cooperation from the members of the public to enable us succed in the fight against the remnants of these criminal elements going by the appellation ''Boko Haram terrorists''.-Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman,Acting Director Army Public Relations.One more photo below.                                                                                                                                                                             

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