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
Following discreet,sustained and painstaking intelligence,the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team {IRT} and the Kaduna State Command SIB operatives,smashed a deadly killer gang and arrested 4 suspects in connection with the kidnapping and subsequent murder of an army officer,Col. Samalia Yunusa,on Kaduna on 27th March,2016.Sequel to the kidnapping and killing of the officer,the IGP IRT deployed the Technical and Human Intelligence assets of the Force which led to the arrest of a Prison Wardernamed Abdullahi Adamu,who is a close associate of one of the prime suspects who was using the Tecno mobile phone stolen from the slain Colonel.Further investigation led to the arrest of two {2} of the prime suspects,namely :Ibrahim Kabiru 'm',23, {aka uztaz} and Ebele Presious 'm',41 {aka pastor},while the gang leader Emeka Okeke Cyprian 'm',44,and one other member of the syndicate,Chijoke Ugwuanyi,'m;,42 {aka CJ} were later arrested.Items recovered by the police from this notorious gang,which specialised in car snatching and truck hijacking in the state and selling same to unsuspected members of the public,include one AK 47 rifle,two magnum pistols,one Nissan Pathfinder ///jeep and documents of six {6} houses located in Anambra State of which Emeka Okeke Cyprian confessed were proceeds of his previous criminal activities.While commending the IGP IRT and operatives of the Kaduna State SIB detectives for their commitment,diligence and proffessionalism which led to the breakthrough and subsequent recovery of the weapons and a stolen Jeep,the Inspector General of Police,IGP Solomon E. Arase,fdc, enjoined the citizens to continue to support the Police with relevant information.Meanwhile,all the four suspect arrested in connection with the crime and presently in custody of the Force will soon be arraigned before a competent court of law for criminal charges preferred against them while effort to arrest the fleeing members of the gang continues.ACP Olabisi Kolawole,Force Public Relations Officer,Force Headquarters,Abuja.More photos below. 
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