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

OCHA BRIGADE PARADES 17 ILLEGAL REVENUE COLLECTORS. (PHOTO)..




OCHA Brigade Parades 17 Illegal Revenue Collectors.


Operation Clean And Healthy Anambra, OCHA Brigade, has paraded over 17 illegal revenue collectors arrested across major flashpoints in the state.


The parade took place at the command headquarters in Awka. 


The suspects were young men between the ages of 20 and 45 who were moving around with dangerous weapons and patrol vehicle fraudulently written  government of Anambra State and AIRS while defrauding members of the public of their properties and goods mostly in Onitsha. 


Parading the suspects, the Public Relation Officer of the agency, Mr Anthony Onyekwelu revealed that inline with the bill of function of the agency, the command has been on top of their game in carrying out the mandate of government and described their job as an interface between government policies and implementation.


Mr Onyekwelu noted some unscrupulous individuals are bent on scuttling Governor Soludo’s vision of making the state prosperous and liveable homeland but assured that the agency will not relent in making the state unconducive for illegal revenue collectors and individuals who are bent on sabotaging the efforts of the state government


He eulogized Governor Soludo for reducing the taxes to be paid by commercial transporters, explaining that the move shows the administration as one with human face and the Managing Director of the agency, Mr Celestine Anere, for his dogged fight in riding the state of revenue thieves.


Some of the suspects: Mr. Ifeanyi Odili who claimed he is fashion designer at Bridge Head, Martin Okwudili from Enugu State who claimed to be a staff of a brewery company in Onitsha and Mr. Ifeanyi Nte from Nkpor all pleaded innocent to the allegations leveled against them. 


They claimed they were never caught with tickets or money and appealed for proper investigation as they all have legitimate means of livelihood with proper identifications on them.

More photos below. 





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