Yemisi Izuora
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has confirmed that its officials arrested the owner of indigenous car manufacturing firm, Innoson Motors and also offered explanations on his arrest.
The Agency’s spokesman , Wilson Uwujaren, in a statement said Mr. Chukwuma had earlier jumped an administrative bail.
Premium Times had earlier reported the business mans arrest.
Uwujaren, said Chukwuma was picked up at about 11am at his Savage Crescent , GRA Enugu residence, Tuesday December 19, 2017, adding that 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 wjo is currently being grilled by a team of investigators.”, he claimed in the statement.