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

BANDITS KILL SIX, ABDUCT MANY IN KADUNA. (PHOTO).


 Bandits kill six, abduct many in Kaduna


Five people have been reported killed and several others kidnapped after bandits attacked Kallah Afogo in the Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State.


The Kaduna State Police Command and the state government have not made any official statement on the development.


Locals reported that the bandits stormed the village around 11:15 pm. on Sunday, breaking into houses to capture their victims.


Those killed in Kallah were Garkuwa Alfarma, Buhari Maidiga, Uba Auta, Yakubu Thomas Gaku, and Atabata Naallah. One of the victims, who pursued the bandits into the bush, was killed and decapitated.


Similarly, the bandits launched another attack on Bakin Pah in Maro Ward of the same LGA, where one person was killed and six others kidnapped.


A local, who identified himself as Maigari Ben, called on security agencies to enhance security in the communities and ensure the safe return of the abducted individuals.


The state Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan, could not be reached for comment as his phone was unavailable.

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