MD Ontario oil, Ada Ugo-Ngali sheds tears as she's jailed for 10 years doe oil subsidy fraud

Mrs Ada Ugo-Ngali, the Managing Director of Ontario Oil and Gas Ltd, was on Thursday sent to jail for 10 years for defrauding the Federal Government of N754 million in oil subsidy transactions.

Mrs Ada Ugo-Ngali had earlier on  on Jan. 13 slumped in court when  her sentence was about to be pronounced by Justice Lateefa Okunnu of an Ikeja High Court. She was rushed to the Intensive Care Unit of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH). Her family and well-wishers had escorted her to the court from the hospital.

Justice Lateefa Okunnu handed down the verdict, the first conviction since the massive oil subsidy fraud trial allegedly perpetuated by oil marketers began in 2012.

Walter Wagbatsoma, Ugo-Ngadi’s co-defendant and the Chairman of Ontario Oil and Gas Ltd, was
absent in court for the judgment. He is currently being held in the United Kingdom on charges relating to a £12 million National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Trust fraud.

Okunnu, in her judgment, sentenced Wagbatsoma and Ugo-Ngadi to a minimum of 10 years imprisonment for the six– count charge proffered against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

“For each of the counts of conspiracy to obtain money by false pretences, the defendants are sentenced to 10 years in prison.

 “For the count of conspiracy to commit forgery, the defendants are sentenced to seven years in prison, for the offence of forgery, the defendants are sentenced to eight years in prison,” she said. 

The judge noted that the total sentences passed were 69 years for each of the defendants, but that the sentences would run concurrently.

On Ontario Oil and Gas Ltd, Okunnu said:

“I hereby give an order of restitution to Ontario Oil and Gas Ltd. The N754 million which was defrauded by the company should be returned to the Federal Government.”

After the sentence was pronounced, counsel to Ugo-Ngadi, Mr Y.A. Kadiri, made an attempt to complain to Justice Okunnu about the treatment given his client by the EFCC.

“For the record, the conduct of the prosecution has been unethical. “The second defendant has been in hospital though her situation had improved slightly, the prosecution mounted tremendous pressure on the hospital management to discharge her,” he said.

Okunnu, however, refused to listen to the complaint of the defence.

“I am now `functus officio’, if you have any complaint of ethical conduct, go to the appropriate authorities,” she ruled.

Ugo-Ngadi, who was on a wheelchair while the sentence was read, remained stoic and expressionless.

As soon as the court rose, a white Kirikiri Female Prison van drove into the court’s premises and immediately conveyed her to the facility to serve her term, Vanguard reports.

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A shameful drama played out recently as two women, said to be close friends, engaged in a brutal fight after finding out that one was secretly dating the other's husband.

The ladies threw caution to the wind and got physical, accusing each other of betrayal.

The women, Antonio and Lisa, according to H-metro have been friends for long.

Speaking on the incident, Antonio said Lisa visits her house to cause violence and at some point she approached her while she was carrying her baby on her back and provoked her to fight.

“Lisa comes to my house to cause violence and in December last year, she came to my house and damaged my dishes. On December 25 last year, she came to my house again and pushed me when I wanted to go out and I did not retaliate. At one point she approached me and provoked me while I was carrying my baby on my back and I gave the baby to someone else and we started fighting,” she said.

Antonio confirmed that Lisa was her friend, but their friendship became sour when Lisa started dating my husband.

“We used to be friends and church-mates and sometimes she would come to my house to teach me verses, but the friendship turned sour when I found out that she was having an affair with my husband."

Lisa denied the accusations at the court.

“Her husband is my former boyfriend as we dated long back before he got married to Antonio. We fell in love in 2011 and we broke up in 2012 and in 2014, Antonio got married to the man in question. The problem with Antonio is that she is listening to rumours that are being spread by people that I am having an affair with her husband,” she said.

The presiding magistrate ordered Lisa to stay away from Antonio’s husband, and forget about the fact that they used to be lovers, since he's now married.

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Jealous lover kill his cheating girlfriend and her lover with fuel bomb in Lagos

A 51-year-old businessman, Ayobami Oyedutan, and his girlfriend have been killed with petrol bomb by enraged ex-lover of the woman in Ijaye area of Lagos State.

Eyewitnesses told NAN that the incident happened on Sunday at the woman’s beer parlour located at Americana Street, Jankara, Agbado-Ijaiye, Lagos State.

The woman died on the spot, while Oyedutan died on Monday at Gbagada General Hospital following severe burns inflicted on them by the suspected arsonist.

Sources told NAN that the alleged arsonist, who is now at large, was ex-lover to the late beer parlour
owner simply identified as “Mama-Corner.”

Sources say the suspect, simply identified as “Old Soldier,” sprayed the lovers with petrol and set both alight while they were eating pepper soup and cold drinks inside the beer parlour.

“Mama-Corner’s ex-lover, Old Soldier, who was not happy over her alleged unfaithfulness, reportedly became angry and went to the beer parlour, where he allegedly sprayed her and Oyedutan with petrol, lighting them up.

“The man who lit the fire also got his clothes burnt as he fled. The woman died in the beer parlour, the lover man died on Monday at Gbagada General Hospital,” the source said.

Witnesses said the victims were trapped on the plastic chairs, which also helped the fire before neighbours put it off.

NAN further gathered that the deceased man was buried on Tuesday at his house in Ajasa Village, Command area of Ipaja, Lagos.

NAN learnt that all the three persons involved in the deadly love saga were married to different spouses.

Oyedutan’s wife, Tolu, described his death as “painful loss.’. She said she was with her late husband until he died at about 11pm on Monday.

”My regret now is that my five-year-old son will grow up without a father,” she mourned.

The Police spokesperson in Lagos, ASP Dolapo Bhadmus, told NAN that the command was yet to be officially informed of the incident as at press time. (NAN)