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

EFCC ARRAIGNS MAN WHO FORGED DOCUMENTS TO STAND SURETY FOR EX-AIR CHIEF,AMOSU.{PHOTO}.#PRESS RELEASE.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, July 13, 2021, arraigned one Jamiu Jimmy Ajose on a three-count charge bordering on forgery, possession of forged documents and making false statements to an officer of the EFCC before Justice Chukwujekwu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos.


Ajose, in his quest to stand surety for a former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosun, who is standing trial over an alleged case of fraud perpetrated while he was in office, tendered forged documents to a Court Registrar and made false statements to an EFCC operative.


one of the counts reads: “That you, Jamiu Jimmy Ajose, sometime in 2021, in Lagos within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, uttered to the Registrar of the Federal High Court, Lagos a forged document titled “Recommendation for Bail”, wherein you misrepresented yourself as one “Mr Augustine Buko Kappo of No 19, Toyin Davies Street, Ejigbo, Lagos”, knowing same to be false with the intent that the Registrar of the Federal High Court may in the belief that is genuine be induced into allowing you stand as surety for the bail of Air Marshal Adesola Amosun Nunayon (Retd), the 1st defendant in charge No FHC/L/280C/2016 before the Federal High Court and you thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 1(2) (c) of the Miscellaneous offences Act, CAP M17, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.”


Upon his arraignment, he pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against him.


In view of his plea, the prosecution counsel, Chinenye Okezie, applied that the defendant be remanded in a Correctional Facility and also prayed for a date to commence trial.


When the defence counsel sought to make an oral application for bail on behalf of his client, he was denied by the Judge who insisted on a written application.


Justice Aneke adjourned the matter till September 29, 2021 for commencement of trial and also ordered the defendant to be remanded in Ikoyi Correctional Centre.

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