Useless senators, see them making sectional statements and vain attempt to protect a common criminal.

Innoson is not an honourable man, no different from the 2 by 2 shop cheats and hustlers in Lagos.

Mark my words, arrest of innoson chairman will go down with GTB as one of their greatest wrong decision ever taking. Tension is high currently in Enugu and many are already withdrawing and transferring their money from GTB. GTB will learn bitter lessons from this case and understand that a bank is not a political party.

Federal government have been using efcc & co to threaten other tribe since the begining of this present government ... Its a government of bias
Just remember that Abuja House is not ur family house

nwakibie3:
The Senate on Wednesday resolved to wade into the arrest of the Chairman of Innoson Motors, Innocent Chukwuma, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

Mr. Chukwuma was arrested at his residence in Enugu at about 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday.

The Senate mandated its committee on anti-corruption and financial crimes to investigate the matter and report back within 24 hours.

This decision followed a point of order raised by the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu.

“Yesterday I got a number of messages indicating that Mr Innocent Chukwuma was arrested by the EFCC over a transaction between him and GTB,” Mr. Ekweremadu said. “This morning I made an effort and I spoke with him, his story is straight forward, he said he was at his house at 5:00 am Tuesday morning when he heard gun shots and he thought they were assassins and so he went into hiding after about two hours he saw some police and he thought that help had come, so he came out of his hiding and ran to the police man who promptly arrested him. As he was trying to find out what was his offence, they told him when they get to the police station they will inform him of the offence. As at today nobody has told him what the offence is.

“Any person who is arrested and detained should be informed reason for his arrest. As I speak Mr Innoson Chukwuma is yet to be informed of what led to his arrest or detention but if you go through the media today, the story is that he is owing GTB. As a lawyer I’m at a loss how a transaction between someone and his bank will inform the EFCC.”

“The story he told me is that he is not owing the bank anything, he borrowed money from the bank which he has since repaid but the bank kept charging money and withdrawing it from his account. They set up an audit and the auditor came to a conclusion that they had deducted more than N500 million, he was insisting on 22 percent, the bank said they will pay 17 percent so that is where they had the disagreement and they now went to court and it gave judgement in its favour at the federal high court and the court of appeal and the matter is at the supreme court. The fact that matter is in court and it was a commercial transaction gives no room for the intervention of EFCC, I’d like to appeal to this Senate to ensure that Mr Innocent Chukuwma is released promptly.”

In his contribution, Sam Anyanwu, Imo-PDP, questioned the Senate’s silence over alleged continued impunity of the EFCC.

“I want to ask a question. EFCC as it stands today, does it have a chairman? Because I knew in this chamber, the head of EFCC was rejected during screening because of poor performance and yet he has been there as chairman.

“There was a businessman from Imo State that was killed in EFCC custody. The body is still in the mortuary till today. These are the kind of things we are seeing in this country, why must we allow it to continue?

“We have been talking about promoting made in Nigeria goods. This man manufactures vehicles, he has over 5, 000 people in his employment, he has international partners. What are you projecting before them? That he is a criminal? If we as Senate allow this to continue, there is nothing else that will ever work.

“We rejected somebody here, yet he is allowed. Are there no other Nigerians who are credible to fight corruption? Every small thing, EFCC. Tomorrow, if a wife refuses to give his man sex, they will go and call EFCC. It will get to that point.”

Enyinnaya Abaribe, Abia-PDP, threw the Senate into a rowdy session when he announced that the operatives of EFCC slapped the wife of Mr. Chukwuma.

“Another incident happened in his house. The wife asked a question; why are you arresting my husband? What has happened and they slapped her.”

Bwacha Emmanuel, Taraba-PDP, said the perpetrator of such act should be fished out and punished.

“As a member of this Senate, I sponsored a motion to call for support of the anti-corruption war but as I listen to this story. If truly the wife of Innocent Chukwuma was slapped by a member of EFCC, something has to be done. Somebody must be held responsible, somebody must lose his job. Otherwise, we’ll be wasting our time here.”

The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, noted that the EFCC will drag the country into ridicule if the issue is not addressed promptly.

“As a society that we are all planning, that our country to be civilised, I think this does not speak well of the country. How a private commercial transaction has now become the focus of the EFCC. I think this area is the focus. Whether he is owing or not, I think we must be seen protecting the fundamental rights of citizens. I’ve never seen when FBI interferes between City Bank and Ford Motors, or the financial crime agency in UK intervenes. We are just making a mockery of ourselves and we really should be able to do the right thing.”

The Senate resolved to intervene in the arrest of Mr. Chukwuma, while mandating its committee on anti-corruption and financial crimes to investigate the matter and report back in 24 hours.

The EFCC had on Tuesday given reasons for arresting Mr. Chukwuma.

“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 truckloads of thugs pretending to be staff of his company to his residence, where they manhandled EFCC operatives,” EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, said.


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I Hope the man is not a defaulter of APC

awa:
I think this is the other side of APC we should be ready to face between now and election 2019. More Innocents are going down...

please , Ipob, weytin consign Apc here now ?

Apc na bank or the garantor of The loan ?

Justpassingby2:


Hummmmmm... what are you trying to do

Space booking bro...but I needed to Read the full story before asserting my comment

Look it now something else:

Jehovah, You know my dreams.

MehhhN... This is the Kind of man I want to be. Just a single man holding the whole GTBank to ransome!

Indispensable Juggernaut.

Well done Mr. Innocent.

Victory is yours.

Adding you to my role models already

when the efcc said he innoson imported six truck loads of thugs there and then I knew its all lies in dia usual manner. it may b easy to get 6 trucks loads of thugs in the north but certainly not in the east becos over here we are busy ppl.

snipesdam:
I hope the summon GTB and give an ultimatum to pay before a certain period.

For that EFCC idiot that slapped his wife if true.... May the hand that slapped Rochas descend upon you anuofia!

The matter is subjudice. I doubt the senate can give a directive on a pending suit.

QueenSekxy:
his only sin is because he is Igbo.

it shall never be well with this barbaric ZOO.

Banks dont do tribe , if they do he wouldnt have gotten The loan .
It's all biz

bopm:
when the efcc said he innoson imported six truck loads of thugs there and then I knew its all lies in dia usual manner. it may b easy to get 6 trucks loads of thugs in the north but certainly not in the east becos over here we are busy ppl.

Lol. Igbo man. Always assertive.

Senate over reacting all the time..

Are you madt..

Why must erything be about where one is from..

Are you madt..

Am very angry right now...

naa waa hoo

lawman88:
Mark my words, arrest of innoson chairman will go down with GTB as one of their greatest wrong decision ever taking. Tension is high currently in Enugu and many are already withdrawing and transferring their money from GTB. GTB will learn bitter lessons from this case and understand that a bank is not a political party.

Stop this boasting. Nothing will happen to the bank. If the igbos don’t bank with them, other Nigerians will bank with them unless you are telling me igbos are richer than other Nigerians?

talk2ekpa:
Jehovah, You know my dreams.

MehhhN... This is the Kind of man I want to be. Just a single man holding the whole GTBank to ransome!

Indispensable Juggernaut.

Well done Mr. Innocent.

Victory is yours.

Adding you to my role models already

Amen, my brother
that's the only thing I was thinking about reading this.
Bastard business man, even senate da discuss e matter. ✌

gocac:
Whats really happening? Must Buhari completely destroy Nigeria before 2019? Who is arrest Dangote?

Why are you obssessed with bubu ?

Did Innosson tell you bubu ordered his arrest ¿
Or what has Gtb got to do with Pmb ?

I don't join issues with tribalists n I'm not one but immediately I read this y/day I knew this pure victimization,hatred n envy that he is Igbo n doing well in his father's land......cursed is everyone who intentionally,enviously hates n frustrated d Igbo who are doing their legitimate jobs in a wicked country a this......they are cursed n forever shall remain cursed on Jesus Name Amen

celebrityevent0:
Can they arest dangote like this?

They can try!

ogaJona:
Good call from senate
Watch how these afonjas will come and shout let's leave diamond bank with their mouth wide open

what is this one saying? signs of early madness

GGirll:
I don't join issues with tribalists n I'm not one but immediately I read this y/day I knew this pure victimization,hatred n envy that he is Igbo n doing well in his father's land......cursed is everyone who intentionally,enviously hates n frustrated d Igbo who are doing their legitimate jobs in a wicked country a this......they are cursed n forever shall remain cursed on Jesus Name Amen

Bro, I don’t think so. I am a Yoruba man and I am very proud of innoson that he’s trying to pull it off in this very bad business environment. The bank really messed up by even contemplating the arrest of the man but we shouldn’t turn it to a tribal matter. Gtbank must pay the man because they declare billions of profit every quarter.

nonsense how many poor get arrested same way but no one complain

SARS and EFCC ar the same the different is that SARS is for poor masses while EFCC is for the Rich

celebrityevent0:
Can they arest dangote like this?

Dem get crase.

Dem no fit try am Lai lai

resurgentxtian4:


Stop this boasting. Nothing will happen to the bank. If the igbos don’t bank with them, other Nigerians will bank with them unless you are telling me igbos are richer than other Nigerians?

You are far from reasons. Even the company my brother is working with in kano is considering shutting down their account. This is not about tribal tussle but illegal deductions that are prime focus. If all igbo business men withdraw from GTB to other banks, certainly GTB will not be in the position it is now in the next one year. Banking industry is highly competitive. Zenith bank, UBA, FBN will outgrow GTB.....

Innocent Chukwuma must not die in detention!!!!!!!!!!!!

Xisnin:
The senate should face the business of making laws.
Let EFCC do their job.

You have a problem.

resurgentxtian4:


The matter is subjudice. I doubt the senate can give a directive on a pending suit.

IF GTB and EFCC can act in a matter that is subjudice then the people of Nigeria and their elective representatives can take even more action.

Free Chairman!

jomonic:
Innocent Chukwuma must not die in detention!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think he’s out now. The bank shouldn’t have arrested him. The bad publicity is bad for the bank but they would do just fine.

They can just apologize and settle this in house.

QueenSekxy:
his only sin is because he is Igbo.

it shall never be well with this barbaric ZOO.

Please don't bring your mundane tribalism into this.

Xisnin:
The senate should face the business of making laws.
Let EFCC do their job.

what is the point if those laws are going to be flaunted by the agencies of the executive arm.

Which bank is owned by a south south person?

Ekweremadu is using his position to push ethnic interest. This is wrong use of Senatorial proceedings and assets. Why is Senate running a parallel investigation to that of EFCC, do they not have confidence in EFCC?