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,RE-ARRAIGNS EX-FCT MINISTER'S SON TODAY FOR N1.2BN FRAUD.[PHOTOS}.

Image may contain: 1 person, beard                     Shamsudeen Bala,son of a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory,Bala Mohammed,was today May 30,2017 re-arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC,before Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court,Abuja.He was re-arraigned along with four companies-Bird Trust Agro Allied Limited Intertrans Global Logistic Limited,Diakin Telecommunications Limited and Bal-Vac Mining Nigeria Limited,on an amended 15-count charge,bordering on money laundering.The amendment,which was effected in counts 10 to 15,according to prosecution counsel,Ben Ikani, ''was to accommodate new information'' in the alleged charge brought against them.He pleaded not guilty to the charges when they were read to him.His counsel,Chris Uche,SAN thereafter urged the court to allow him continue to enjoy the bail earlier granted to him on February 3,2017 two days after he was first arraigned.Uche,further requested for time to study the amended charge dated May 25,2017,which he said he was ''only being served'' by the prosecution.Ikani did not oppose his application for bail.Justice Dimgba has adjourned to June 26,2017 for ''continuation of hearing''.One more photo below.
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