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

SURETY ARRAIGNED OVER FALSE INFORMATION.[PHOTO].#PRESS RELEASE.

The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on August 2, 2021, arraigned one Bello Mohammed before Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court, Kaduna for allegedly giving false information to the Commission.  


Mohammed stood surety for one Mika’ilu Abubakar who is now at large, posing as a member of his family. But investigation revealed that the claim was false. 


The charge reads: “That you Bello Mohammed (male) on the 27th day of January 2021 in Kaduna within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court gave false information to a public servant which made him release one Mika’ilu Abubakar on administrative bail which he would not have done had the true state of facts were known to him and which information you knew was false and you thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 105 of the Kaduna State Penal Code Law 2017”.   


The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge when it was read to him.  


Upon his plea, the prosecution counsel Y.J Matiyak asked the court to fix a date for trial but the defense counsel, Paul Onche prayed the court to grant his client bail.  


Justice Khobo granted the defendant bail in the sum of One Million Five Hundred Thousand Naira (N1, 500,000) with one surety in like sum. The surety must present evidence of ownership of property with Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) which must be verified by the registry of the Court and EFCC.

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