Business

December 19, 2017

Stop intimidating me….., Chukwuma, Innoson MD cries out

Automobile

Founder and chairman of Nigeria’s automobile company, Innoson Motors, Innocent Chukwuma.

By Dennis Agbo
ENUGU- Chairman of Innoson Group‎ of Companies, Chief Innocent Chukwuma has flayed his arrest by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, alleging intimidation by some banks.

founder and chairman of Nigeria’s automobile company, Innoson Motors, Innocent Chukwuma.

founder and chairman of Nigeria’s automobile company, Innoson Motors, Innocent Chukwuma.

Chukwuman who spoke with Vanguard while in custody of the EFCC in Enugu, Tuesday, said that the Bank owed him undisclosed sum of money which a court decided the matter in his favour.

“But instead of the Bank to pay me my money, they are using EFCC to intimidate me,” said Chukwuman.

He however promised to give details of the transaction and his encounter with the EFCC, once he was through with the angency.

Chukwuma was arrested on Tuesday at about 11:30am in Enugu where his staff allegedly put up resistance against his arrest‎ but the EFCC operatives finally had its way and whisked him away to their Enugu office.

EFCC’s Media Officer in Enugu, Mr. Chris Oluka, who confirmed his arrest in Enugu, said there was resistance by the business mogul before his arrest.

“He did put up some resistance by using some trucks to block our way to his residence but we finally arrested him,” said Oluka.

The EFCC officer added that Chukwuma was still being kept in the Enugu office as at about 3:30‎pm but would be taken to Lagos before the end Tuesday