Operatives of the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission (EFCC) have allegedly arrested Innocent Chukwuma, chief
executive officer (CEO) of Innoson Group.
In a series of tweets on Tuesday, the
indigenous automobile company said the CEO was arrested without prior
invitation.
Innoson accused GTB of being behind the
arrest, an allegation the company denied.
“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,” the company said.
“Like a commando style, GTB uses EFFC to storm
Innoson Enugu Residential Home to bundle him to Lagos like a common criminal
without any prior invitation.
“Armed policemen firing live bullets and
gunshots inside Innoson residence. Tens of factory workers critically wounded.
“Hundreds of factory workers from Innoson
factory Emene Enugu protests the illegal bundling of Innoson to Lagos by EFCC
organised by GTB.”
In November, the company said the police had
withdrawn the charges against Chukwuma.
The dispute between the company and GTB begun
in 2012.
“At all material time, Innoson Nigeria Ltd.
was a customer of Guaranty Trust Bank Plc. Sometime in 2012 Innoson discovered
that GTB imposed and debited its current account with over N700 million excess
and unlawful charges. GTB failed and refused to refund the N700 million to
Innoson.
“Consequently, Innoson commenced suit
no:FHC/AWK/CS/139/2012 against GTB and thereat the court rendered judgment in
the sum of N4.7 billion with 22% interest on the judgment debt until
satisfaction of the judgment debt in favour of Innoson against GTB.”
Innoson said the court of appeal of Ibadan
division affirmed the decision of the federal high court and ordered GTB to pay
N2.4 billion to Innoson.
Guaranty Trust Bank appealed the decision at
the Supreme court but lost the case. Innoson then began a N400 million at the
federal high court, Abuja.
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