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

N449.5M FOUND IN A SHOP IN VICTORIA ISLAND BY EFCC,IS BEING FORFEITED TODAY TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.{PHOTOS}.

No automatic alt text available.                  Justice Rilawan Aikawa of the Federal High Court in Lagos today Friday,May 19,2017 ordered the final forfeiture of the sum of N449,597,000 found in an abandoned Bureau de Change shop in Victoria Island,Lagos by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC.The forfeiture order followed a motion on notice taken before him by the anti-graft agency.The temporary forfeiture of the money was ordered on April 19 till today for one Mohammed Tauheed,who was joined as respondent in the suit and any other interested party to appear before the Judge to give reasons why the money should not be finally forfeited to the Federal Government.At the resumed hearing of the case today,the Judge ordered the final forfeiture to the Federal Government as no one came forward to claim it.On friday,counsel for the EFCC,Idris Mohammed,told the judge that the interim order of April 19 had been advertised in the newspaper on May 11,so as to bring the case to the notice of Tauheed any interested party.He added that apart from the newspaper publication,Tauheed was also served with the motion on notice.He urged the judge to order the final forfeiture of the money since neither Tauheed nor anyone else came forward to claim it.Justice Aikawa,in a short ruling,granted the application.More photos below.
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