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

ONE OF THE PEOPLE DECLARED BY THE ARMY AS WANTED IN CONNECTION TO THE MISSING CHIBOK GIRLS,SUBMITTED HERSELF TODAY.{PHOTO}.

                                Aisha Wakil,a Nigerian lawyer declared wanted by the military on Sunday,is currently at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja.Ms. Wakil is amongst three persons declared wanted by the Nigerian Army on sunday for alleged ties to Boko Haram.The three have maintained that they were not on the run and faulted the decision of the Army to declare them wanted,Ms Wakil told Premium Times she arrived at the Defence Headquarters moments ago,but was not immediately taken in for interrogation.Ms Wakil said front desk officers asked her what she wanted and she told them she was declared wanted yesterday.But the officers said they were not aware of such and she asked them to read the newspapers online.''They told me they will go and read and get back to me,'' Ms Wakil said .A few minutes later,a supervisor entered the reception to collect Ms Wskil's passport and told her he'll return 10 minutes later.The spokesman of the Nigerian Army,Sani Usman,confirmed to Premium Times that Mrs Wakil had submitted herself.''I have been reliably informed that she has reported at the Defence Headquarters and she has been directed to the Directorate of Military Intelligence'',Mr Usman said.The two other people declared wanted also say they were contacted earlier.They have also offered to make themselves available for questioning.

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