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

ICPC ADVOCATES FOR SUSTAINABLE PLANS IN FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION. (PHOTO).#PRESS RELEASE


ICPC Advocates for Sustainable Plans in Fight Against Corruption

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has advocated for consistent and sustainable plans in the fight against corruption saying that this would go a long way in achieving the desired results.

This, amongst others was the position of the Commission during a panel discussion at a two-day National Conference on Anti-Corruption organised by the Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) and the Centre for Fiscal Transparency and Integrity Watch (CEFTIW) in Abuja on Wednesday.

The ICPC Chairman, Professor Bolaji Owasanoye, SAN, OFR, who was represented at the event by the Commission’s Head of External Cooperation Unit, Mr. Kingsley Obi noted that the National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS) has reaffirmed the fact that there are little or no new laws in the fight against corruption, but the challenge of effective implementation strategy.



 

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