- Innoson Motors CEO, Innocent Chukwuma, has revealed why he withdrew suit against the EFCC
- The Innoson boss said he withdrew the suit when learnt that GTBank had allegedly compromised the process
- Chukwuma earlier filed an ex-parte motion to compel the EFCC to respect his fundamental rights, following his arrest by the anti-graft agency
The Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director of Innoson Group, Innocent Chukwuma, said in a statement on Monday, December 25, that he withdrew his fundamental rights enforcement lawsuit against the EFCC after he learnt that GTBank had allegedly compromised the process, Premium Times reports.
NAIJ.com gathered that the Innoson boss said an ex-parte application he filed before a Lagos court was summarily taken over by GTBank before it was determined.
According to the statement signed by Cornel Osigwe, corporate communications lead at Innoson: “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.”
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Osigwe said even though GTBank was not joined in the suit, the bank allegedly sent its legal representatives to interfere on the court process filed by Chukwuma’s lawyers.
He stated that the attention of the acting chief judge of the Federal High Court had been drawn to the matter for a thorough investigation.
Recall that the EFCC on Thursday, November 30, slammed fraud charges on the Innoson boss.
The allegations border on attempted fraud, stealing, and forgery of shipping and financial documents.
The EFCC claimed it arrested Chukwuma following his failure to honour its (EFCC) invitation.
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Chukwuma, however, denied receiving any invitation for questioning and challenged the EFCC to produce evidence of any invitation sent to him before the public.
NAIJ.com previously reported that Chukwuma, on Friday, December 22, withdrew an ex parte charges he filed against the EFCC and Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB).
The company and it's owner, had on Thursday, December 21, filed an ex parte charges against the EFCC and GTB over his arrest which he described as unlawful and unjust. The application was filed at the Federal High Court, Lagos by Chukwuma's lawyer, claiming that his arrest by EFCC was at the instance of GTB.
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Source: Naija.ng