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

FIVE CONVICTED FOR INTERNET FRAUD IN ANAMBRA STATE. (PHOTOS).#PRESS RELEASE.



Five Convicted for Internet Fraud in Anambra

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Enugu Zonal Command, on Thursday, June 15, 2023 secured the conviction of five internet fraudsters before Justice F. Riman of the Federal High Court, Akwa, Anambra State. The convicts,  Henry Chukwu, Samuel Chizitere, Harrison Chukwuka Agu, Chukwunonso Paul Nwoso and Abah Nnamdi Emmanuel were prosecuted on one count separate charges of impersonation.

The charge against  Chukwu reads; “that you, Henry Chukwu sometime in 2023, in Enugu, Enugu State within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, impersonated Jerry Isaac, a foreign national from United States of America by means of your phone via a fake Facebook account, with intent to gain advantage for yourself from unsuspecting foreign nationals and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 22(2) (b) (i) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention Etc.) Act. 2015 and punishable under section 22(2) (b) of the same Act”.

The charge against Nwoso reads; “that you, Chukwunonso Paul Nwoso sometime in May, 2023 in Enugu, within the jurisdiction of the Honorable Court, impersonated by presenting yourself as Fredrich Martin, a citizen of United States of America, on your email account using your iPhone 11 Pro Max with intent to obtain money by false Pretence and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 22(3)(a)(b) and punishable under section 22(4) of the Cybercrimes ( Prohibition, Prevention Etc.)Act. 2015”.

The defendants pleaded guilty to the charge preferred against them.  Consequently, the court convicted and sentenced them to one year imprisonment or a fine of N150,000.00 each.  They are also to forfeit their mobile phones to the Federal Government of Nigeria.

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