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

LAND SCAM: EFCC ARRAIGNS ESTATE AGENT TODAY IN KADUNA.{PHOTO}.

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    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 arraigned one Muhammed Ibrahim Tukur before Justice Emeka of the Federal High Court Kaduna, on 3 count charge bordering on forgery and obtaining by false pretence. 
The accused is facing prosecution following a transaction he carried out in 2016 after selling a plot of land which the documents attached were forged and fake. The Complainant stated that the accused had accosted him with documents of property situated at No. 4 Sambo Kwassalo Road, Gaskiya Layout Zaria Kaduna State with Certificate of Occupancy No. KD 9411 which he claimed ownership. The land was advertised to prospective buyers of which one Alhaji Ibrahim indicated interest and negotiations were made. They settled for N8, 000, 000. 00 (Eight Million Naira) only and a cheque was raised in favour of the suspect but after five months of issuing the cheque, the buyer was called and informed that the land does not not belong to the suspect, hence the petition. Every efforts to recover the money or claim the said property proved abortive.
He pleaded not guilty to all count charges against him.While adjourning hearing of bail application to 31st May, 2018, Justice Emeka remanded the accused in prison custody.
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