Firstly, there is no prima facie case against me. The charge
was based on a suspected or trumped-up action as the charge on the said action
has been discharged by the court of appeal.
The Chairman of Innoson Motors, Innocent Chukwuma has
described the warrant for his arrest by a federal high court in Lagos as an
abuse of court process.
According to a statement signed by the Innoson boss, the
order is a nullity and does not have any ground in law, adding that the court
lacked the necessary jurisdiction.
“Firstly, there is no prima facie case against me. The
charge was based on a suspected or trumped-up action as the charge on the said
action has been discharged by the court of appeal.
“There was no notice of the trial served to me in pursuant
to the relevant laws which is the Administration of Criminal Justice Act.”
He explained that necessary steps have been taken to appeal
the order of Bench Warrant and filed an application to stay the execution of
the order.
Chukwuma had been accused of altering clearance documents to
a shipping Line, which was used as collateral for the purpose of obtaining a
loan of N2.4 billion from Guaranty Trust Bank Plc for the purpose of clearing
raw materials, PVC for the production of roof ceiling and other imported items.
The case is pending before the federal high court, Lagos.
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