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
The Lagos State Government has declared that the July 2016 Environmental Sanitation Environmental Sanitation Exercise will hold tomorrow saturday 30th July and be dedicated to cleaning of drains and canals across the state,to allow for free flow of water as the rainy season nears its peak.The Commissioner for the Environment,D Babatunde Adejare,in a press statement,stated that the Sanitation Exercise will be observed State-wide between the usual hours of 7:00am-10:00am during which,as usual,there will be restriction of human and vehicular movement across the State.Dr Adejare implored Lagosians to come out en-mass to clean and clear canals in their neighbourhood so as to continually prevent flooding in the State and warned that the period of environmental sanitation should not be used for any social engagement or sporting activity.According to him ''As we are all aware,Lagos is a coastal City that has high water table levels and is prone to flash-floods whenever it rains.We must therefore imbibe habits which will reduce to the barest minimum the incidence of flooding in the State''.Speaking further,Adejare said ''the target of the State this year is to sustain past records of flood abatement'',adding that,'' this can only be achieved through effective collaboration of the people''.The Commissioner advised advised residents of the State to desist from dumping waste arbitrarily into drainage channels and canals in order to maintain a flood-free Lagos.He also warned residents who still patronize cart pushers to desist from the illegal act and urged that disposal of waste must be through LAWMA/PSP Operators.Adejare affirmed that relevant law enforcement agencies and officials from LAWMA,LASTMA and KAI have been fully mobilized to enforce the restriction of movement order.All private and public transport operators are expected to comply with the restriction order between 7:00am-10:00am and anyone caught violating this order will be apprehended and prosecuted In line with the State's Environmental Sanitation Laws,he said.The Commissioner assured residents of the commitment and determination of the State Government to attain a sustainable,safe and clean environment and urged Lagosians to support Governor Akinwunmi Ambode's vision of a cleaner and healthier Lagos by abstaining from bad environmental practices. One more photo below. 
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