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

POLICE PARADES A GANG OF 3 NOTORIOUS FRAUDSTERS & RECOVERED VITAL EXHIBITS.{PHOTO}

                SUSPECTS:
{i} ABDULRANMAN SHUAIBU 21-YRS GANG LEADER
{ii} ISIAKU MAHEED ZAMBUK 47-YRS
{iii} Hassan Haruna 'M' 35-YRS

EXHIBITS
{i} A phone {hanset} containing the SIM card,number used to threaten the complainant
{ii} Copies of letters of threat to life addressed to highly placed Nigerians.
{iii} Copies of letters of fraud addressed to well meaning individuals and cooperate bodies soliciting for monetary assistance for non existing tragedies and projects.
[iv} List of names and phone numbers/contact of hundred of important personalities in public and private sectors in Nigeria.On the 1st of August 2016,the above mentioned suspects were tracked,trailed and arrested by Police's operatives attached to the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team,{IRT} Force Headquarters,Abuja,subsequent to several complaints received from well meaning individuals and highly placed personalities in Abuja of serious threat to their lives,intimidation and attempts to defraud them of huge sums of money.

2. The syndicate specializes in sending test messages and calling highly placed individuals such as Honourable Ministers,Senators,Governors,Captains of industry etc on phone demanding for huge sums of money or else the victims should await a grievous consequences if they failed to comply.Abdulrahman Shaibu 21 yrs,who is the leader of the gang was arrested during a rigorous and painstaking investigation into the crime.His arest led to the arresy of Isiaku Maheed Zanbul ''M'' 47 yrs and Hassan Haruna ''M'' 35 yrs who are also key members of the syndicate

3. The three {3} suspects confessed to the crime and explained to the investigators various roles played by each of them in the perpetration of this criminal act and other related crimes they have committed in the past.All the exhibits mentioned above were recovered from their possession.They will be arraigned in court on completion of investigation

4.However,members of the general public are advised to be vigilant and report promptly any threay of this nature to the nearest Police Station.

DCP DON N. AWUNAH,fsi
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,FORCE HEADQUARTERS,
ABUJA.

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