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 Lagos State Government today monday allayed fears of residents on suspected explosive substance which was allegedly dropped in a manhole in one of the streets in Agege area of the State,saying that the development was nothing to worry about.The development had led to residents scampering for safety following the bomb scare,but rising from the Monthly Security Council Meeting chaired by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode,the government urged the people to go about their normal businesses as the situation had been put under control.The State's Commissioner of Police,Mr Fatai Owoseni,who briefed journalists at the end of the meeting alongside service commanders of security formations and top government functionaries in the State,said security agencies responded swiftly to the development and found out that contrary to rumour the substance was just pieces of thrash dropped in th manhole.He said: ''Early this morning,we were alerted to a situation where it was reported that some passersby dropped something on the manholes in one of the streets at Agege which led to a bomb scare.The security operatives quickly responded; the bomb disposal unit also went there; those manholes were checked and it was found out that it was just thrash that were thrown into those manholes.We also seized the opportunity to do what is called sweeping of the environment to reassure members of the public that security operatives in the State are more alive to their responsibilities,and that once we get information on a timely basis,response will also be done in a swift manner to ensure that nothing untoward happened in Lagos''.One more photo below.
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