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 Akinwnmi Ambode on tuesday inaugurated a Special Committee saddled with the responsibility of restoring the original master plan of Ikoyi,Victoria Island and Lekki areas of the State,just as he vowed to bring environmental sanity to all nooks and crannies of the State.Governor Ambode,who spoke at the Lagos House in Ikeja,said his administration was passionately determined to rescue the fragile environments in the State from avoidable impediments,adding that his resolve was non-negotiable.The Governor said over time,government had observed gross abuse of urban planning and environmental laws which necessitated the decision to embark on a major clean-up of the environment to restore it to its desired form.Ambode said ''Cases of abandoned properties have become very rampant with miscreants and criminal elements taking over these properties as their base to cause havoc.The neat road sides of the the past now parade pockets of kiosks,illegal parking lots,unapproved mechanic workshops,roadside beer parlours and commercial centres.In addition,originally residential area now have industrial and commercial concerns located there,distorting the balance of the environment.These bad environmental practices,thriving in these prime ares,can no longer be tolerated and will be brought to an end immediately.These areas MUST regain their lost glory as this administration demands a return of environmental normalcy.A safe,clean and prosperous Lagos is non-negotiable; that is the commitment of our administration.We will not allow these environmental infractions to continue.We cannot allow our beautiful environment to be destroyed by people who have no regard for beauty,serenity,law and order.This is not a one-off exercise.The Victoria Island Ikoyi and Lekki clean-up is the pilot scheme and this rescue operation has come to stay until we achieve the Lagos of our dreams''.More photos below.
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