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

NCS GENERATES OVER 206 MILLION NAIRA LAST YEAR.(PHOTO).


NCS GENERATES OVER 206 MILLION NAIRA LAST YEAR.


The Niger Kogi Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service says it has generated over two hundred and six million naira from sixty five seizures last year.

Similarly the Command has generated over seventy seven million naira from demand on notices during the same period under review.

Customs Comptroller incharge of Niger Kogi Area Command Mr Busayo Kadejo stated this while addressing Newsmen in Minna the Niger state capital.

Mr Busayo Kadejo however explained that this feat was achieved through massive deployment of intelligence and the application of their rules of engagements.

According to him the Command made seizures ranging from 35 (25 litres) of petroleum motor spirit PMS from some undisclosed number of smugglers and some eight exotic cars with duty paod value of over one hundred and ninety five million naira.

Mr Busayo Kadejo also said the command has changed eight suspects to court for alleged smuggling.

The suspects were said to have brought into the country eight exotic cars through the Babana borders despite the ban on importation of goods through land borders.

The Customs Comptroller incharge of Niger Kogi Area Command who expressed delight that the command did not record any casualty last year however warned smugglers to desist or face the wrath of the law.



 

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