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

2 MEN WERE ARRAIGNED FOR APPLYING FOR UK VISA WITH FAKE DOCUMENTS.{PHOTOS}.

                       Specifically,on the 9th of June 2016,Jerome Emeka Okoye,holder of NGA passport A50232043,applied for a UK visa.As part of his application he suubmitted a Lagos State Revenue Receipt.Analysis of these documents submitted indicates that the defendants forged all the documents being supplied to get their visa.They forged a Certificate of Occupancy in the name of Okoye Jerome,registered as No. 347 at page 112,volume xvii {Certificate of Occupancy} of the Land Registry,Abeokuta.One of the counts read, ''Jerome Emeks Okoye and Kenneth Ogedengbe on or about the 9th June,2016 at Lagos within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court with intent to defraud and in order to facilitate your obtaining a UK Visa by false Pretebce from the British High Commission,forged a Lagos State Revenue Receipt,No. 2368651/SGSMRLS,dated 13th April,2016 issued in the name ''St Jerome Electronics Nig Ltd.'' and purported the document to have been issued by Lagos State Government''.They both pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against them.In view of their plea the prosecution counsel I. O. Daramola asked for a trial date and also requested the accused to be remanded in prison.However,counsel to the 1st and 2nd defendants,Ugoh Nwenyi and J. A Eze make an application for bail,pray the court to move their application.Justice Oyefeso remanded the first and second defendants in Kirikiri Prison and subsequently adjourned the matter till 21st November,2016 for bail application.More photos below.

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