The CEO of Innoson Group said in a statement Monday that he
withdrew his fundamental rights enforcement lawsuit against the
anti-graft EFCC after he learnt that the GTBank had allegedly
compromised the process.
Innocent Chukwuma, against whom the EFCC slammed a four-count of
fraud last month, said an ex-parte application he filed before a
Lagos court was summarily taken over by GTBank before it was
determined.
“GTBank became aware of the pendency of the suit, got all the
copies of the processed filed in the suit, then filed a counter
affidavit and on December 21 and got it assigned to a complaint
judge,” according to the statement signed by Cornel Osigwe,
corporate communications lead at Innoson.
Mr. Chukwuma filed the ex-parte motion on December 20 to compel
the EFCC to respect his fundamental rights, a day after he was
arrested by anti-graft operatives at his residence in Enugu.
He said even though GTBank was not joined in the suit, the bank
allegedly sent its legal representatives to pry on the court
process filed by Mr. Chukwuma’s lawyers.
Mr. Osigwe said the attention of the Acting Chief Judge of the
Federal High Court had been drawn to the matter for a thorough
investigation.
A spokesperson for GTBank could not be reached for comments
Monday morning.
On November 30, the EFCC slammed fraud charges on Mr. Chukwuma,
the industrialist owner of the indigenous auto manufacturer,
Innoson Motors.
The allegations border on attempted fraud, stealing, and forgery
of shipping and financial documents.
His arrest followed his failure to honour an invitation from the
EFCC, the agency said.
Mr. Chukwuma, however, denied receiving any invitation for
questioning. He challenged the EFCC to produce evidence of any
invitation sent to him before the public.
The industrialist was released in the evening of December 20,
but his trial is expected to commence soon, although no date has
been fixed yet.
The CEO of Innoson Group said in a statement Monday that he
withdrew his fundamental rights enforcement lawsuit against the
anti-graft EFCC after he learnt that the GTBank had allegedly
compromised the process.
Innocent Chukwuma, against whom the EFCC slammed a four-count of
fraud last month, said an ex-parte application he filed before a
Lagos court was summarily taken over by GTBank before it was
determined.
“GTBank became aware of the pendency of the suit, got all the
copies of the processed filed in the suit, then filed a counter
affidavit and on December 21 and got it assigned to a complaint
judge,” according to the statement signed by Cornel Osigwe,
corporate communications lead at Innoson.
Mr. Chukwuma filed the ex-parte motion on December 20 to compel
the EFCC to respect his fundamental rights, a day after he was
arrested by anti-graft operatives at his residence in Enugu.
He said even though GTBank was not joined in the suit, the bank
allegedly sent its legal representatives to pry on the court
process filed by Mr. Chukwuma’s lawyers.
Mr. Osigwe said the attention of the Acting Chief Judge of the
Federal High Court had been drawn to the matter for a thorough
investigation.
A spokesperson for GTBank could not be reached for comments
Monday morning.
On November 30, the EFCC slammed fraud charges on Mr. Chukwuma,
the industrialist owner of the indigenous auto manufacturer,
Innoson Motors.
The allegations border on attempted fraud, stealing, and forgery
of shipping and financial documents.
His arrest followed his failure to honour an invitation from the
EFCC, the agency said.
Mr. Chukwuma, however, denied receiving any invitation for
questioning. He challenged the EFCC to produce evidence of any
invitation sent to him before the public.
The industrialist was released in the evening of December 20,
but his trial is expected to commence soon, although no date has
been fixed yet.
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