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

NAPTIP WITH SUPPORT FROM UNODC LAUNCH THE JUDICIAL RESEARCH CENTER IN ABUJA.{PHOTOS}.#PRESS RELEASE.

 

· Earlier today the Judicial Research Center was launched by the National Agency for The Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, a project which was supported by The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and funded by The United States Department of States/International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Bureau (INL).
· The main objective of Judicial Resource Center is to add impetus to legal research and to enable NAPTIP Prosecutors and potential researchers to compare and to sight cases relative to present day matters.
· The Director General in Her opening remarks, welcomed everyone and also thanked the Sponsors of the project. She went to say , “it is apparent that there is an upsurge in the number of cases of human trafficking in Courts all over the Federation which brings with it the attendant issues of Human Trafficking and Smuggling of Migrants. It is my belief that this Judicial Resource Center would define our roles as actors in the fight against trafficking in Persons and further deepen the already existing partnership between the Agencies, UNODC and INL to fulfill our mandates.”

· The UNODC Representative to Nigeria Mr. Oliver Stolpe in his speech said he was excited to always work with NAPTIP and the fight against TIP is a very important one. He concluded by saying "Continuous training and capacity building are essential for NAPTIP’s Officials to be equipped with the necessary tools and knowledge to investigate and prosecute trafficking in persons cases.".More photos below.

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