The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed that its operatives arrested the owner of indigenous car manufacturing firm, Innoson Motors, Mr. Innocent Chukwuma.
The EFCC spokesperson, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, said in a statement that Chukwuma had earlier jumped an administrative bail.
Uwujaren’s statement reads:
“A well known industrialist, Chief Innocent Chukwum,a popularly known by his company’s name INNOSON, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
“He was picked up at about 11am at his Savage Crescent , GRA Enugu residence today Tuesday December 19, 2017.
“His arrest followed his refusal to honour invitation by the Commission having earlier jumped an administrative bail granted him in a case being investigated by the Capital Market and Insurance Fraud Unit of the Commission’s Lagos office.
“Chukwuma, rather than honoring invitation by the EFCC, mobilized six truck loads of thugs pretending to be staff of his company to his residence, where they manhandled EFCC operatives.
“It took reinforcement from the Enugu office of the EFCC to effect the arrest of the industrialist who is currently being grilled by a team of investigators.”