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

MAN BAGS 3 YEARS OVER N2.6M FRAUD.{PHOTOS}.

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     The Uyo Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has secured the conviction of one James Maduakolam Amadi over N2,665,000 (Two Million, Six Hundred and Sixty-five Thousand Naira) fraud.
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He was convicted by Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, Abia State and sentenced to three years in prison. .
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Amadi's journey to jail began on July 9, 2018 when the zone received a petition dated July 3, 2018 by one Soyabuchi Unaegbu.
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According to the petitioner, the convict claimed he did an online business, which he required money for in order to pay some of his associates. Unfortunately, he fell for the ploy and transferred millions of naira into Amadi's account and the accounts of his partners including one Duruiheme Augustus Ndubuisi.
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Acting on the petition, Amadi was subsequently arrested and arraigned alongside Ndubuisi on October 22, 2018, but they pleaded "not guilty", setting the stage for the commencement of their trial.In the course of trial, the prosecution, through its counsel, Nwandu Ukoha presented two witnesses who tendered various exhibits which were all admitted in evidence. .
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The documents tendered include, the petition dated July 3, 2018, admitted in evidence as exhibit A; Letter of Investigation Activities to Diamond Bank dated July 13, 2018, admitted in evidence as exhibit B; Letter of Investigation Activities to First City Monument Bank, FCMB, dated July 13, 2018, admitted in evidence as C; and Letter of Investigation Activities to Diamond Bank dated July 19, 2018 admitted in evidence as exhibit D.More photos below.
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