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

EFCC ARRAIGNED 2 EDO MEN TODAY,AT THE BENIN FEDERAL HIGH COURT FOR SMS FRAUD. {READ}.

                              The EFCC has arraigned the duo of James Edwin Ehiaghe and Aimienmwona Osahon before Justice O.O Tokode of the Federal High Court Benin,Edo State on four counts bordering on ATM fraud,forgery,Impersonation,conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretence; possession of scam documents contrary to section 1,2 and 6 of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Related Offences Act,2006.Ehiaghe and Osahon are alleged to belong to a syndicate of fraudsters who specialize in defrauding their victims through text messages.They were separately charged with two counts each by the Commission.According to the complainant,on 18th January 2016,she received an SMS on her MTN line purported to have emanated from Central Bank of Nigeria's Customer Care Department,claiming that her ATM card will be deactivated unless she called 'CBN Customer Care Phone Number 01342233' to update her bank details.Operatives of the commission found various incriminating items including a laptop containing some scam documents,various fake driver's license,internet moderms and ATM cards of different banks,in a search conducted on the suspects.                       

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