TRENDING NOW: INNOCENT CHUKWUMA,. BOSS OF INNOSON MOTORS GETS EFCC BAIL

Innocent Chukwuma

Following a nationwide condemnation of the arrest of Innocent Ifediaso Chukwuma, Chairman of Nigeria’s automobile plant; INNOSON MOTORS by the country's anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, the billionaire Enugu based business mogul has been released on bail.



This information was contained in a statement issued by Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren on Wednesday night, December 20.

Chief Innocent Chukwuma was arrested in his residence in Enugu, southeastern Nigeria Tuesday morning, December 19 by EFCC operatives amidst what was allegedly described as over reaching.

The EFCC in an earlier statement, said the Enugu businessman who runs a local auto assembly plant was arrested following his refusal to respond to invitations by the Commission, after initially being granted administrative bail.

The Commission, according to INNOSON Motors, however, maintains that its Chairman was never invited by the anti-graft agency.

Spokesman for the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren said in the statement that the Innoson Motors boss and his brother Charles Chukwuma are being investigated by the Insurance and Capital Market Fraud Section of the Commission’s office in Lagos over matters bordering on N1, 478, 366, 859.66 fraud and forgery.

"The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has released Nnewi, Anambra-State born Industrialist, Chief Innocent Chukwuma on bail".

"The businessman who runs a local auto assembly plant was arrested on Tuesday, December 19, 2017, at his Enugu residence, following his refusal to respond to invitations by the Commission, after initially being granted administrative bail by the Commission, while his surety could also not be found".

"Unfortunately, the industrialist resisted arrest and stirred controversy by bringing six truck-loads of thugs to block the entrance to his Plot W1, Industrial Layout, Abakaliki Road, Emeni, Enugu, home".

"This was after he initially misled the Police Command by informing them that his home had been invaded by armed robbers and kidnappers despite the fact that operatives of the Commission duly identified themselves to policemen guarding his home".

"His unruly thugs encircled and manhandled operatives of the Commission who had gone to effect the arrest. Consequently, a distress call was sent to the Commission’s Enugu Office for reinforcement".

"In all of this, the Commission’s operatives acted with decorum and civility. No one was manhandled or assaulted by the EFCC team, and not a single shot was fired, despite the provocation".

"Chief Chukwuma and his brother, Charles Chukwuma (who is still at large), are being investigated by the Insurance and Capital Market Fraud Section of the Commission’s office in Lagos over matters bordering on N1, 478, 366, 859.66 fraud and forgery".

The industrialist, among other infractions, allegedly used forged documents to secure tax waivers”, it added.