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

EFCC ARRAIGNS TWO FOR N10.6M FRAUD IN GOMBE. (PHOTO).#PRESS RELEASE


EFCC Arraigns Two for N10.6m Fraud in Gombe
 
The Gombe Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, September 18, 2023 arraigned Adamu Muhammad Dila and Aminu Sani (at large) before Justice A. Muhammad of Gombe State High Court, Gombe on three -count charges bordering on criminal misappropriation and cheating to the some of N10,560,000.00 (Ten Million Five Hundred and Sixty Thousand Naira). 
 
One of the charges read: "That you, Adamu Dila and Aminu Sani sometime in February at Gombe, Gombe State, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court dishonestly converted to your personal use goods (flour powder) worth the sum of N10,560,000.00 (Ten Million Five Hundred and Sixty Thousand Naira) belonging to one Aliyu Abdullahi Aliyu and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 308 and punishable under Section 309 of the Penal Code Law". 
 
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the three count- charges filed against him.
 
Following his plea, prosecution counsel, H. Damina, prayed the court for a trial date to enable him assemble his witnesses. He also prayed the court for an order remanding the defendant at a Custodial facility.
 
Justice Muhammad subsequently remanded the defendant at the Medium Security Custodial Center, Gombe. He also adjourned the matter till October 16, 2023 for trial. 

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