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
Lagos State Governor,Mr Akinwunmi Ambode,today monday called on Nigerians to rededicate themselves to the cause of a peaceful and prosperous Nigeria where citizens regardless of ethnic,religious,political or social status can flourish.The Governor in his Eid-elfitri message said it is only by embracing peace,unity and fairness that Nigerians can put the country back on the path of growth and development,urging them to embrace the tenets of love ,tolerance,forgiveness and brotherhood which characterized the period of the holy month.In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary,Mr Habib Aruna,the Governor said that the nation needs brotherly love and harmonious co-existence among her citizens above all other things as a means to overcome its numerous challenges.While cautioning against acts that would divide rather than unite the country,Governor Ambode called on Nigerians to return to the values of peaceful co-existence and brotherly love.He further said ''As we celebrate this auspicious occasion,therefore,let us renew our faith in our nation and implore the Almighty God to restore to us those values that place high premium on human life,love of neighbour and sharing even as we ventilate our faith in the unity our dear country and the possibility of her taking her rightful place in the comity of nations.In this all important crusade to rescue our dear country from socio-economic as well as political quagmire,let us all continue to demonstrate those sterling virtues of harmonious and peaceful co-existence as well as willingness to serve in this melting pot of cultures where the multi-ethnic and multi-religious nature of our country is turned into a source of strength''.Governor Ambode also thanked Lagosians for their continued harmonious and peaceful co-existence in the midst of diverse ethnic origin and religion.''With your demonstration of love for your neighbour and the willingness to serve,our State has continued to be a model of what patriotic Nigerians will want our dear country to be.When peace reigns in the land,we can achieve whatever it is that we want to achieve.Infrastructural development can only be carried out in an atmosphere of peace and respect for our political and ethnic differences''. Governor Ambode wished all Muslim brothers and sisters in the State a happy Eid-el-Fitri celebration,just as he enjoined Nigerians in other part of the country to continue to be their brothers keepers.
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