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 A FEMALE COURT OFFICIAL AT OYO STATE TODAY FOR N9.2M FRAUD.{PHOTOS}.

Image may contain: 1 person                                                      The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC,today friday,April 28,2017 arraigned a deouty chief registrar of the Ibadan Judicial Division of Oyo State High Court,Mutiat Omobola Adio,before Justice S. Olagunju of the Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan on a 2-count charge of fraud to the tune of N9.2million.Adi allegedly collected the said sum as payment for a property located at Plot 10,Block XXIV,Bashorun Estate,Ibadan,sold to one Yekini Olonade,but failed to surrender the title documents of the property to him.Efforts of the victim to either recover the money or have possession of the property yielded no result.The offence is contrary to Section 1 {2} of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act,2006 and punishable under Section 1 {3} of the same Act.In view of her plea,counsel to EFCC,Oluwatoyin Owodunni,asked the court to fix a date for the prosecution to present its witnesses and for the remand of the defendant in prison custody pending trial.But,Adio's counsel,T.O. Moneke,prayed the court for a short adjourned to enable her file application for bail of the defendant.Consequently,Justice Olagunju adjourned to May 5,2017 for the hearing on the bail application.''The defendant is to be remanded in prison custody'',the Judge ordered.One more photo below.
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