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

EFCC ASSURES PRO-PATIENCE JONATHAN PROTESTERS OF FAIRNESS AND PROMPT RESPONSE.{PHOTOS}.

              The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC,has assured the public of its fairness and readiness to attend to all issues referred to it without any delay.This assurance was given on Thursday by the South-South Zonal Head of Publicc Affairs of the Commission,Mr. Oladele Oyewale while receiving some women protesters who thronged the South-South Zonal Office of the EFCC in Port Harcourt.The women,numbering about 100,stormed the EFCC's office chanting various songs and carrying different placards and banners with inscriptions bearing their grievances.The main thrust of their grievances was that the ''EFCC should release the $15million Patience Jonathan's money without delay''.Some inscriptions on the banners are : ''Please,EFCC,the malady of Mrs Patience Jonathan is of great cooncern to us,come to our aid in Allah's name''. ''Leave our mother alone''; ''Mr Chairman Sir, {EFCC} pls fight corruption with love''; ''Leave Ex-president wife alone''; ''Magu,unfreeze Mrs Patience Jonathan Account'', among others.Leader of the protesters, High Chief Rita N.Onwunali Adandigbo,said that her group,Voice of Niger Delta Women,supported the corruption agenda of President Muhammadu Buhari but was in the EFCC to express its worry over the ''deteriorating health situation of Mrs Patience Jonathan owing to the non-release of her money by the EFCC''.Responding,Oyewale assured the group that their grievances would be looked into promptly and objectively.''We will report your grievances to the Ag.Executive chairman,Mr Ibrahim Magu and he will carefully look into it.We will report everything you have said to him and actions will be taken accordingly'' he said.More photos below.

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