LAGOS COURT JAILS NOGASA CHAIR, FATUYI PHILLIPS 21 YEARS FOR N43. 5M FRAUD. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE
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
The case of conspiracy,stealing,abuse of office and obtaining under false pretence filed against the trio of Senator Adeseye Ogunlewe,Pro Chancellor,Federal University of Agriculture,Abeokuta,FUNNAB,the Vice Chancellor,Prof. Olusola Oyewole and the Bursar,Moses Olusola Ilesanmi did not hold on the 16th of December,because the presiding judge,Justice O.O. Majekodunmi was bereaved.At the resumed hearing today,19th December,counsel to the first defendant,Wale Adesokan {SAN} approached the court through a motion on notice filed and served on the prosecuting counsel on the 15th of December,to quash the charges against the 1st defendant,Senator Adeseye Ogunlewe on the ground of lack of jurisdiction,information is bad for duplicity,misjoinder,lack of evidence and contradictory in terms.And for that reason the court should strike out the name of Senator Adeseye Ogunlewe,since the proof of evidence did not disclose any offence against him.The motion served on the prosecuting counsel earlier was responded to accordingly by the prosecuting counsel stating that the EFCC received a petition dated 19th July this year from three stakeholders of the Federal University of Agriculture,Abeokuta complaining about the criminal conduct of the 1st accused and his co-accused persons in the running of the affairs of the said University.That when the 1st accused was invited in respect of the said allegation,and he volunteered his statement in response to the petition.And that a careful perusal of his statement as contained in the proof of evidence,shows the level of his culpability and direct link and positive to the information against him.The contrary to the the motion on notice the information pending before the court is not bad for alleged duplicity,neither are they ambiguos.The said count does not offend the rules off drafting as regards joinder of parties in a charge,as they are certain and not contradictory.The matter was adjourned to 7th January,next year for the hearing of application and commencement of trial while 9th and 10th are for continuation of trial.
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