The Chief Executive Officer, CEO,
of Innoson group of companies, Innocent Chukwuma, has opened up on the warrant
of arrest issued against him by Lagos High Court.
We had earlier reported that
a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja issued a warrant of arrest on him.
However, Chukwuma said the judge
who issued his arrest warrant, erred in law, adding that due process ought to
have been followed in his arraignment.
A statement by the spokesman of
Innoson Group, Cornel Osigwe, quoted Chukwuma as saying the order was done in
bad faith because fair hearing was not granted to Joseph Mbadugha, his counsel.
The Statement reads, ”The
issuance of bench warrant led to a wild jubilation by some staff of GTB and
their lawyers who were fully seated in the court.
“It must be stated that based on
the submission of Prof Mbadugha, counsel to Innoson, the judge erred in law by
making an order to issue a bench warrant against Innoson.
“The court is bound by law to
listen and decide the applications submitted rather than making an order to
arraign Innoson in a charge that is an abuse of process.
“The EFCC charge which is being
instigated by GTB is a gross abuse of process. First, an earlier charge which
GTB induced the EFCC to file against Innoson was struck out.
“Innoson appealed against the
order striking the charge out on the ground that it ought to be a dismissal and
not striking out. The appeal, with Appeal No: CA/L/1328CM/2017 is, till date,
still pending when EFCC filed or re-filed, in December 2017, the same charge
that was struck out.
“Secondly, the charge is on the
same subject matter and the same party as Charge No: FHC/L/565C/2015 that is
pending at the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, in Appeal No: CA/E/249C/2016.
“Both charges are smear campaign
by GTB and EFCC to destroy Innoson.”
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