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

GUNMEN KIDNAP FORMER NASARAWA DEPUTY GOVERNOR.(PHOTO).



GUNMEN KIDNAP FORMER NASARAWA DEPUTY GOVERNOR


7th April, 2023 

A former Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State, Professor Onje Gye-Wado, has been kidnapped, last night in his village Rinza, near Wamba, the headquarters of Wamba LGA of the state.

The incident according to a family source occurred some few minutes to 12 midnight of yesterday, Thursday.

The source said the kidnappers gained entrance through the fence and broke into the house through his wife’s window and whisked him away.

He said the kidnappers attempted kidnapping the Professor three times, “the third one they killed one of his cousin brothers and this time around they succeeded” he said.

“The wife came in for Easter and they broke in to the house through her widow and took him away. They called around 4am today and threatened to kill him, without mentioning any amount” the family source said.

Prof Onje Gye-Wado, served under the current National Chairman of APC, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, as Deputy Governor between 1999 and 2003.

He also served in different capacities as Dean Faculty of Law, Nasarawa State University, HOD Law Department, NIPS Kuru, Commissioner Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission and others.

By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia


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