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

CONTRACT SCAM: EFCC ARRAIGNS GOMBE COURT OFFICIAL.{PHOTOS}.

Image may contain: 2 people, people standing                  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC,arraigned one Usman Muhammad Dajji of the Gombe State Sharia Court of Appeal before Justice Sa'ad Muhammad of the Gombe State High Court on five count charges bordering on obtaining money by false pretence and forgery.The suspect who is the Chairman of Sharia Court of appeal staff multipurpose Cooperative Society,Gombe was arrested by EFCC operatives following a petition by one Sani Abdullahi of Sam Omosco Nigeria Limited,a company that specializes in computer supplies and accessories,alleging that sometimes in December,2012,the suspect approached him with a contract proposal to supply 3000 Units of Computer Laptop to the Sharia Court of Appeal Cooperative Society with a condition that he must pay the sum of N550,000.00 as commitment and processing fee before the execution of the contract.
The money was paid after being convinced as all document relating to the contract were presented,unknown to him that the suspect forged the official stamp of the Chief Registrar Sharia Court of Appeal,Gombe and the signature of one Abubakar Aliyu the Cooperative Society's Treasurer,for the furtherance of his dubious activities and diverted the said sum to his personal use.The accused person pleaded not guilty to all the charges read against him and the prosecution counsel S.M. Aliyu asked the court to fix a date for trial as all his witnesses and exhibits to tender before the court were ready.In his ruling,Justice Sa'ad remanded the accused person in prison custody pending the filing of his bail application while he adjourned the case to Monday,13 March 2017,for trial.More photos below.
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