Innocent Chukwuma, Chief Executive Officer of Innoson Motors — an indigenous car manufacturing company — has been arrested by law enforcement agents believed to be operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
According to a post on the verified Twitter handle of Innoson Motors, Chuwkuma’s arrest was sequel to an ongoing court case between him and Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB).
Armed policemen were said to have stormed Chukwuma’s Enugu residence, shooting live bullets and injuring many people living there.
Breaking News: Innoson Vs GTB Gets Messier
Like a commandor style, GTB uses EFFC to storm Innoson Enugu Residential Home to bundle him to Lagos like a common criminal without any prior invitation.@officialEFCC @gtbank— Innoson Vehicles (@innosonmotors) December 19, 2017
Innoson Vs GTB
Armed Police men firing live bullets and gunshots inside Innoson residence. Tens of factory workers critically wounded. @realFFK @benmurraybruce @renoomokri #OLIC #MaxBreakfast pic.twitter.com/xVn7N3Myp3— Innoson Vehicles (@innosonmotors) December 19, 2017
GTB Vs Innoson: Illegal Arrest
Hundreds of factory workers from Innoson factory Emene Enugu protests the illegal bundling of Innoson to Lagos by EFCC organised by GTB. #FreeInnoson @officialEFCC @gtbank #BoxOfficeTuesday pic.twitter.com/xecDUeRYNr— Innoson Vehicles (@innosonmotors) December 19, 2017
Cornel Osigwe, spokesman for Innoson Motors, said his principal was arrested at his residence in Enugu around 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday.
“His arrest is in connection to the ongoing case he has with GTBank. He was never invited by the EFCC; we challenge them to come forward with any evidence showing that he jumped bail,” Osigwe said.
“This is GTBank using federal authorities to persecute an illustrious citizen who has done a lot to improve the economic development of this country.”
Wilson Uwajuren, spokesman of the EFCC, said he had not been briefed on the development, while Meksley Nwagboh, who spoke on behalf of GTBank, said the bank had nothing to do with the arrest.