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

S. A: 39 TRAFFIC OFFICIALS ARRESTED FOR FRAUD AND CORRUPTION. (PHOTO).


 Thirty-nine traffic officials were arrested for fraud and corruption in Mpumalanga and Limpopo since last week. This is part of a massive cleanup operation to restore discipline and ethical conduct in the traffic law enforcement sector.


In Mpumalanga, 13 traffic officers were arrested today in various towns, including Nelspruit, Kabokweni, and Hazyview. This follows the arrest of 14 officials yesterday and a weighbridge master in Belfast. Meanwhile, in Limpopo, 11 traffic officers were arrested in Polokwane last week for allegedly taking bribes from bus operators, taxi drivers, and motorists on the N1 highway.


The joint operation was conducted by the Road Traffic Management Corporation's National Anti-Corruption Unit, the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, and Mpumalanga-based Crime Intelligence.


Some of the suspects have already appeared in magistrate courts and were granted bail ranging from R2,500 to R10,000. As part of their bail conditions, they must surrender their passports and cannot leave their hometowns without permission from the investigating officer.

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