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 ONE FOR ALLEGED N12. 2M LAND FRAUD IN JOS. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.


 EFCC Arraigns One for Alleged N12.2m Land Fraud in Jos


The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned  one Adeagbo Dooshima Claire before Justice G.M.Kamyal  of the Plateau State High Court sitting in Jos, Plateau State.


She was arraigned on  Wednesday,  April 17, 2024  on two- count  charges of cheating and obtaining by false pretence by the Gombe Zonal Command of the Commission . 

 

One of the charge reads "that you, Adeagbo Dooshima Claire and Caroline Lawal (Still at large) sometime in may 2021 at Jos, Plateau State, within the jurisdiction of this honorable court, fraudulently obtained the aggregate sum of N12,250,000 (Twelve Million, Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira) from one Kenechukwu Agubuisi which you claimed was payment for a landed property situated at Favfei, Rayfield Jos, Plateau State and covered by Right of Occupancy No. PL.30415  and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 307 of the Penal Code Law

 

Upon arraignment, the defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges, prompting prosecution counsel, S.E.Okemini to ask the court for a trial date. However, counsel to the defendant, P.J.Rimmam informed the court of a bail application filed on April 17 , 2024 and prayed the court to grant the defendant bail.

 

Justice Kamyal, having listened to both prosecution and defence counsels,  adjourned the matter to June 3 & 4,  2024 for hearing and ordered that the defendant be remanded in  Jos Correctional Centre.

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