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

BANDITS RELEASED 30 KIDNAP VICTIMS YESTERDAY IN KASTINA STATE.{PHOTOS}.

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   The governor of Katsina State, Aminu Masari on Saturday received another batch of 30 persons, who were released by suspected bandits.
He was told that eight of the victims were from Kankara Local Government Area of the state while 18 were from Shimfida in Jibiya LGA.
The LGs of the remaining four victims were not disclosed.
One of the repentant bandits who brought the victims to Government House, Katsina explained that the victims were hitherto held at Damsadau forest in Zamfara State.
He said their abductor was from Zurmi in the neighbouring Zamfara State and was picking his victims from Katsina state.
Addressing the freed victims, Mr Masari assured them that government would continue to persuade the suspected bandits to release more of the kidnapped victims until there was none in their custody.
The governor directed that the victims be taken to hospitals for medical check-up before they are reunited with their families.More photos below.
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