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 ARRAIGNS DASUKI'S AIDE,COL. ASHINZE & OTHERS YESTERDAY FOR N36.8BN FRAUD.{PHOTOS}.

Image result for dasuki                                                     The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC yesterday wednesday,November 23,2016 arraigned the quartet of Colonel Nicholas Ashinze,a former special assistant to the embattled former National Security Adviser,Col. Sambo Dasuki; an Austrian,Wolfgang Reini; Edidiong Idiong and Sagir D. Mohammed before Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court,Abuja on a 13-count charge of corruption and money laundering to the tune of N36.8billion.Ashinze and his co-accused were arraigned alongside five companies accused of allegedly diverting huge sums from the office of the former NSA.The companies are: Geonel Integrated Services Limited,Unity Continental Nigeria Limited,Helpline Organization,Vibrant Resource Limited and Sologic Integrated Services Limited.The defendants pleaded not guilty to all the charges preferred against them.In view of their plea,counsel to EFCC I.O Uket expressed readiness for trial to commence immediately saying he had the witnesses present in court.Uket arhued that the defendants had lost their administrative bail the moment their matter was charged to court and their counsels filed applications for their bail.Ruling on the applications,Justice Kolawole held that the charges are all bailable adding that, ''since each of the other,my sixth judicial sense informs me that I adopt the terms and conditions of the bail granted to the defendants by the EFCC and my learned brothers in the FCT High Courts.The judge added that the case would be granted accelerated hearing and urged the prosecution to pick five days in the new year for trial.Consequently,the case was adjourned to January 23,February 1 and 14; and March 7 and 21,2017.
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