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

F.H.C IN ABUJA ORDERED THE RELEASE OF SHIITE LEADER IBRAHIM EL-ZAKZAKY.{PHOTOS}.

Image result for ibrahim el-zakzaky                              According to sources,the embattled spiritual leader Shiites sec,Ibrahim El-Zakzaky,who has been in detention with his wife Zeatudden,have been ordered to be released by the Federal High Court,Abuja.The court presided over by Justice Gabriel Kolawole,ordered the government to free the duo unconditionally within 45 days.They have been in custody for one year following their arrest after El-Zakzaky followers  clashed with the military in Zaria,north central Kaduna state,causing the death of more than 300 Shiites.The court also ordered the Federal Government to provide a new accommodation for El-Zakzaky in Zaria or any northern town of his choice.The court also awarded El-Zakzaky and his wife N50 million as general damages.The court made the order while delivering judgement on a fundamental right enforcement suit El-Zakzaky filed against the government.The court dismissed government's position that the applicant and his wife were under ''protective custody''.The Shiite leader on the platform of Islamic Movement of Nigeria who has been in detention since December 14,2015,applied for the enforcement of his fundamental rights to life,personal liberty,dignity of human person,right to private and family life and private property.According to NAN,his arrest and detention followed a bloody clash between members of the sec and soldiers attached to the Chief of Army Staff,Major General Tukur Buratai,at Zaria,Kaduna State.More photos below.
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