The Federal High Court in Lagos
State has dismissed series of applications filed by the CEO of Innoson Motors
Nigeria, Innocent Chukwuma, seeking to stop his arrest.
The applications have been
stalling the hearing of the motion for Chukwuma’s arrest, which was filed since
October 16, 2017
While dismissing the applications
yesterday, Justice Ayotunde Faji of the Federal High Court, fixed December 7,
for hearing of the motion seeking the issuance of bench warrant against
Chukwuma and four others for their refusal to appear before the court for
arraignment over alleged forgery.
Others included in the forgery
charge which the prosecution is seeking for their arrest include Charles Chukwu
and Annajekwu Sunny.
NAN reports that all the accused
have failed to appear before the court to face trial.
Justice Faji dismissed Innoson
boss’s applications to stay proceedings on Friday following a decision of the
Court of Appeal, Lagos, which had refused grant an appeal seeking to stay
further proceedings in the criminal charge pending before the lower court.
The trial judge, Justice Faji,
had on January 11, 2018, ordered a stay of proceedings, in the criminal charge
filed by the Inspector-General of Police against the defendants pending the
outcome of the appeal filed by Innoson boss and others.
Following the refusal of the
Court of Appeal to concede to the defendants’ request, the prosecutor, Mr.
Julius Ajakaiye, a director in the Federal Ministry of Justice, asked the court
for a date for hearing of the motion.
However, following the agreement
of the parties, the matter was adjourned till December 7, for hearing of the
motion seeking the defendants’ arrest.
AGF had filed a criminal charge
against Mr. Chukwuma and four other persons over alleged forgery.
The accused persons are to face a
four count-charge bordering on forgery, documents falsification, documents
alteration, which was alleged to have been used in obtaining a loan of N2.4
billion from Guaranty Trust bank.
The offences alleged to have been
committed by the accused persons are contrary to and punishable under sections
3(6),1(2)(C) of the miscellaneous offences Act Cap. M 17 Laws of the
Federation, 2004
In a four-count amended criminal
charge marked FHC/L/565/C/2015, AGF alleged that against the accused persons
alleged to had between January, 2010 and April, 2011, at Apapa Wharf criminally
conspired amongst themselves to wit, falsification of Shipping Documents which
they deposited with Mitsui Osk Lines Lagos which was used as collateral for the
purpose of clearance of raw materials polyvinylchloride (PVC ) for the
production of roof ceiling and other imported items.
The defendants have been in discontinuance
and disrespect this court. Instead of answering the charge against them, they
have been filing several frivolous applications before the Court.
In a four-count amended criminal
charge marked FHC /L/565/C/2015 filed before the court by Mr. Mohammed Saidu
Diri a Director from the Office of Public Prosecutions, Federal Ministry of
Justice,
It was alleged that the accused
persons same time and place did without lawful authority and with intent to
defraud, alter the shipping clearance documents to the shipping Line Mitsui Osk
Lines which was used as collateral for the purpose of obtaining a loan of N2.4
billion from Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB), for the purpose of clearing raw
material Polyvinylchloride for the production of roof ceiling and other imported
items
The accused persons were also
alleged to have falsely and fraudulently represented as genuine, the altered
shipping documents and presented same to bank to obtain a loan of N2.4 billion.
Alleged Forgery: AGF Urges Court to Issue Bench Warrant Against Innoson Motors
Boss, Mr. Innocent Chukwuma.
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