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

F.H.C IN RIVERS STATE,CONVICTED & SENTENCED A EX-BANKER FOR DEFRAUDING HIS BANK 'DIAMOND BANK'.{PHOTO}.

                                                                                                                        Justiice M.A Onyetenu of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt,River State has convicted and sentenced a former banker,Ikechukwu Chukwuma,to six months imprisonment for defrauding his bank,Diamond Bank,a sum of N28,000.00 {Twenty Eight Million Naira}.The judge also ordered the convict to pay the sum of N15,000.00 {Fifteen Million Naira} as a restitution to the bank.The sentence is to run from the day he was convicted.15 March,2016.Also,an illegal oil bunkerer,Basil Anoliefo was convicted and sentenced to one year imprisonment.Chukwuma,a Resident Internal Control Branches {both in Port Harcourt,Rivers State} and Yenagoa Brabch {Bayelsa State} of Diamond Bank Plc,used his position and influence to fraudulently transfer the sum of N28,000,000.00 into his account.He was first arraigned on 2 July,2012 where he pleaded not guilty to the charge.Justice Onyetenu found him guilty of the three count charges proffered against him and sentenced him to six months imprisonment accordingly.In the same vein,Justice Onyetenu convicted and sentenced Anoliefo to 12 months imprisonment with hard labour for illegal dealing in petroleum products.The judge found the convict guilty of two count charges of conspiracy and illegal dealing in petroleum products brought against him by the EFCC and sentenced him to 12 months imprisonment with hard labour.The sentence is to run from the day he was convicted,9 May,2016.Anoliefo was arrested by Shell Petroleum Development Company,SPDC and handed over to the EFCC on 15 April,2008.The convict was first arraigned n 15 March,2011 where he pleaded not guilty to the charge.                                                                                                        

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