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

PETROL TANKER EXPLODES IN NASARAWA STATE.(PHOTO).


Petrol Tanker Explodes In Nasarawa State 

           
A petroleum tanker laden with fuel has exploded at a filling Station in Sandaji in Lafia, the Nasarawa state capital destroying property worth millions of naira.

One of the pump attendants, Comfort Igwe told Radio Nigeria that the explosion occured while a tanker was discharging petroleum product. 

At the time Radio Nigeria visited the scene, firefighters were working to bring the fire under control, while security personnel were controlling movement of people and vehicles along the Lafia-jos road where the filling station is situated. 

A staff of the filling station who sustained injury from the fire outbreak has been rushed to hospital and is receiving medical attention. 

Acting Director, Nasarawa State fire Service, Mr. Ombugu Joshua in an interview said his men were working round the clock to put out the fire.

He advised residents to always alert the fire service on time whenever they experience fire outbreak for prompt response.

He further stated that the command was yet to ascertain the cause of the fire outbreak. 

So far, no death has been recorded.



 

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