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 CLOSE ITS CASE AGAINST ONE HOUSE OF REP MEMBER FROM KATSINA & A FORMER BANK MANAGER TODAY.{PHOTOS}.

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  The EFCC today November 1,2017 closed its case aganist one House of Representatives Member representing Mashi Dutsi constituency in Katsina State,Mansur Ali Mashi and a former bank manager Zainab Rufai Yusuf.The duo were arraigned by the Commission for allegedly colluding together and fraudulently embezzled the sum of N35,000,000 {Thirty Five Million Naira Only} from First City Monument Bank where the first defendant Zainab Rufai formely worked as a branch manager  .The fraud was perpetrated through fraudulent account opening. It was said that at least 35 accounts were opened in the name of different customers without their knowledge. When the purported account owners were invited to the Commission, they revealed that the first second defendant Mansur, only collected their passport photographs on the pretext that he would give them big jobs or secured loan facility for them. After the accounts were opened, the first defendant funded each account with the sum of N1,000,000 (One Million Naira Each) totalling N35,000,000 (Thirty Five Million Naira Only). This was further confirmed by the investigation officer of the case Mamman Nasir during cross examination.The case has been adjourned to December 14th, 2017 for adoption of no case submission by the defendants.One more photo below.
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