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

POLICE APPREHEND GANG INVOLVED IN SELLING REGISTERED SIM CARDS TO CRIMINALS.(PHOTO).


 Police apprehend gang involved in selling registered SIM cards to criminals.


The Federal Capital Territory Police Command recently apprehended six individuals involved in a scheme where they registered Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards using innocent citizens' identities and then sold them to criminals. The suspects, including Ndubuisi Okeh, John Jock, Nafiu Tijani, Nasiru Sulaiman, John Njoku, and Suleiman Musa, were arrested after a coordinated operation led by the State Intelligence Department. The suspects sold these SIM cards to criminals for prices ranging from ₦3,000 to ₦5,000. The police recovered 1,100 registered SIM cards, three registration machines, two fingerprint machines, and a mobile phone from the suspects. The Commissioner of Police, Benneth Igwe, explained that criminals exploit street SIM card vendors to obtain the details of unsuspecting residents, including their National Identity Numbers, to register multiple SIM cards. Additionally, Igwe mentioned the arrest of a gun runner, Ikechukwu Didi, who was found in possession of seven automatic pump action shotguns and 1000 rounds of live cartridges. Both cases are under investigation, with the suspects to be charged accordingly.

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