- The chief executive officer of Innoson Group, Innocent Chukwuma says he was taken out of his house in Enugu in pyjamas
- The businessman was arrested by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, December 19
- Chukwuma said his arrest was illegal, adding that there was never a period that EFCC under the leadership of Ibrahim Magu invited him for any reason
The chief executive officer of Innoson Group, Innocent Chukwuma has revealed that he hid for two hours before being taken away by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in a pyjamas.
The Cable reports that Chukwuma said this when he returned to Enugu on Thursday, December 21.
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NAIJ.com gathered that he was arrested by operatives of the EFCC on Tuesday, December 19. The anti-graft agency said Chukwuma had allegedly refused to honour several invitations by the agency.
But this claim was denied by the billionaire businessman, saying not even once has the commission under the leadership of Ibrahim Magu invited him.
He described his arrest as illegal and promised to 'reveal the truth' in due time.
He said: “I still maintain that my arrest was illegal, as there was never a period that EFCC under the leadership of Ibrahim Magu invited me for any reason."
“In due time, I will tell Nigerians the whole truth about this matter. I intend to work with the EFCC on this alleged investigation so as to clear my name which has been badly damaged, and I will follow up this so-called investigation to its logical conclusion.
“I want to thank all Nigerians who stood by me, because GT Bank wrote a false petition against me.
“The EFCC came to my house, jumped over the fence of my compound and whisked me away, but all Nigerians refused to accept this.
“So, I am thanking everybody who fought in this matter because I was surprised when the EFCC jumped into my compound very early in the morning. When I saw them, I thought they were kidnappers or armed robbers, only to notice that they were actually from the EFCC.
“Immediately I saw them around 5:30a.m, I hid for over two hours until when the weather became a little bit clearer around 7:30am, when I was able to see that they were putting on police uniform. Suddenly, I began to hear gunshots and that was when I realised that many policemen had come into my compound, and that was when I came out of my hideout."
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He added: “When I came out, they said they wanted to arrest me and that they are from the EFCC, I followed them to their office in Enugu, but up till now, they have not told me my offence.
“They arrested me like a criminal, I was putting on the pyjamas I woke up in and was taken to the airport in shorts and singlet, from there to Lagos.
“If they had invited me or written any letter to me, I would have honoured the invitation because I am a genuine businessman and industrialist. I don’t have anything in my cupboard to hide. And that is why I insisted they should tell me what I did, but till now I haven’t been told my offence.”
Meanwhile, NAIJ.com previously reported the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, said that was yet to be briefed on the facts that led to the arrest and detention of the chairman of Innoson motors company, Innocent Chukwuma, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Malami stated this on Thursday, December 21, while speaking with State House correspondents at the end of the meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), at the Presidential Villa Abuja.
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Source: Naija.ng