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

ANAMBRA GOVT ARRESTED ANOTHER MAN (51 YEAR OLD) FOR DEFILING 14 YEAR OLD DOMESTIC HELP IN ISUOFIA. (PHOTO).


 Anambra State Government Again Arrests 51 Year Old Man For Defiling 14 Year Old Domestic Help In Isuofia.


By Chidinma Ikeanyionwu


Anambra State Government, through the Ministry of Women and Social Welfare, has arrested a 51 year old Unegbu John Chika for defiling a 14 year old girl in Isuofia, Aguata local government area of the state.


The arrest that took place in Isuofia was after a whistle blower tipped off the Women Affairs Commissioner, Hon Ify Obinabo, on his observations.


Interviewing the suspect, John, a Transporter who plys the Ekwulobia - Oko route, he accepted to defiling the girl and pleaded for pardon saying that he was tempted by the devil.


The 51 year old suspect resident at Isiaku Isuofia but hails from Owerri, Imo State, also said that the act was due to the death of his wife and a mistake which he regrets deeply.


Meanwhile, the survivor, a 14 year old said she started living with the man in 2018 when she was 8 years old, and shortly after, in 2019, he started defiling her.


The 14 year old survivor revealed that he usually has his way during weekends and holiday periods and that he became more at ease with the act after the death of his wife.


On why she never told anyone, she explained that the suspect after each act tells her to keep it a secret, and ever since then, she's kept it that way till help came.


Speaking immediately after interviewing the suspect, Hon Obinabo thanked the Isuofia People's assembly leadership for their prompt response in apprehending the suspect before her arrival and stated that defilement and rape crimes are not tolerated in the state.


Obinabo went on to urge citizens of the state to be on the lookout for any suspicious act, movement or otherwise and report to the appropriate authority assuring that the Soludo led APGA government will not hesitate to take action.


As of the time of this report, the suspect have been handed over to the police for further investigation and consequently arraign him before the Children, Sexual and Gender Based Violence Magistrate court in Awka on Wednesday while the survivor will undergo medical examination.

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