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

POLICE NAB THIRTEEN(13) MORE SUSPECTS FOR ALLEGED ILLEGAL REVENUE COLLECTION IN ONITSHA AND ENVIRONS.{PHOTOS}.#PRESS RELEASE.

 

In furthertharance to it's avowed comittment towards stemming the tide of illegal revenue collections, harassement and extortion on innocent citizens on the road in the name of IGR collection, police patrol teams led by the Area Commander Onitsha, ACP John Ogbuagbaka had on 20/1//2021 while on patrol along,upper iweka, Oba ring road and Owerri road all in Onitsha arrested thirteen(13) more illegal revenue collectors under false pretense of being government revenue agents in the State.
Suspects voluntarily confessed to the offence and claimed they were hired by one "Jonjoloko" to either collect or enforce the collections of revenue on behalf of government.This brought the number of suspects arrested for illegal revenue collections so far to twenty nine (29) within three days and the operation is still ongoing.It would be recalled that the command has paraded sixteen suspects on monday 18/1/2021.
This operation was in compliance with Anambra State Government directives on the 7th December,2020 "banning all forms of illegal revenue collections by persons claiming to be State revenue agents or officials.Suspects would be brought to book as soon as investigations are concluded.
Consequently,the Command warns that anybody found engaging in such acts should be ready to face the full wrath of the law.The Command will continue to pursue the hoodlums until they refrain from criminal activities or relocate from the State.
*CSP Haruna Mohammed PPRO* Anambra State Police Command,
For-Commissioner of Police Anambra State Command.
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