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Fresh Trouble For Innoson As Lagos Court Orders Arrest, Detention by edunwablog: 3:20am On Feb 10, 2018
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There appears to be fresh trouble for Mr Innocent Chukwuma, alias Innoson, the Chairman of Innoson Motors Nigeria Ltd as an Ikeja Special Offences Court yesterday issued a bench warrant for his arrest.

Justice Mojisola Dada issued the bench warrant following the failure of the defendant to appear in court for the second time for arraignment on criminal charges filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

“A bench warrant is hereby served on Innocent Chukwuma, he will remain in custody till the next adjourned date. The case is adjourned till March 14 for possible arraignment,” Justice Dada said.

Earlier during proceedings, a mild drama ensued in the courtroom, with Justice Dada threatening to charge Prof. J. N Mbadugha, the defence counsel for Innoson and Innoson Motors Ltd, for contempt of court. Charles Chukwuma, a third defendant who was not present in court, had no legal representation.

Justice Dada issued the threat against Mbadugha following his alleged disrespectful conduct and outburst against the court in his opening address.

Mbadugha in his address had shouted: “This proceeding is a clear abuse of court processes, the EFCC is a reckless arbiter.

“My Lord has refused to be bound by the rule of law and doesn’t want to be bound by the doctrine of Stare Decisis; my Lord wants to override the decision of the Supreme Court.”

Justice Dada, in response, said: “Your whole comportment, conduct, countenance smacks of disrespect to the court and rule of law, I will report you to the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).

“You are insulting the court, this is clear contempt in the face of the court; you will go to prison from here, if you think the court is defenceless and powerless, you’d be surprised.”

Mbadugha, who initially said he was ready to be charged for contempt, later tendered an apology to the court, saying: “I am sorry My Lord, I hope the court gives me a second opportunity. I want to urge the court to temper justice with mercy; to err is human, but to forgive is divine.”

The defence counsel profusely apologised to the court saying he has withdrawn his earlier statements. Addressing the court before the bench warrant was issued, Mr A. B. C Ozioko, the lead prosecuting counsel for the EFCC, claimed that the automobile boss had been evading justice.

He said: “The first and second defendants (Innoson and his company) took the EFCC before the Senate for public hearing and the first defendant who represented his company was physically there.

“The defendants have respect for the National Assembly and no respect for this court. My learned friend (Mbadugha) is a lawyer and he wants to demean the integrity of this court.

“Mr Onwukwe, a defence counsel for the first defendant, was here in court on Jan. 17; this is a criminal charge and proceedings cannot hold until the defendant is present. The first and second defendants are not here because my learned friend advised them not to come to court.

“I want Your Lordship to compel the first and second defendants to come to court, which is germane for a criminal charge. We have gotten across to the third defendant (Charles Chukwuma) and we are ready to change the charge to reflect only the first and second defendant. We shall be applying for a bench warrant for the first and second defendants.”

The defendants are to be arraigned on a four-count charge of conspiracy to obtain property by false pretenses, obtaining property by false pretenses, stealing and forgery. According to the charge sheet, the defendants committed the offences between 2009 and July 2011 in Lagos.


The EFCC alleges that defendants with intent to defraud, conspired to obtain by false pretenses containers of motorcycle, spare parts and raw materials property of Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) from Mitsui OSK Lines Limited, Apapa, Lagos.


The defendants are alleged to have fraudulently induced staff of Mitsui OSK and Maersk Line to deliver to them via their clearing agents the goods which were imported from China in the name of GTB by falsely pretending that they were authorised by the bank to clear the goods.

The prosecution claims that the defendants, in order to facilitate the fraud, forged a bill of lading numbered 598286020 of Maersk Line Limited and 11007950841 of Mutsui O.S.K Lines by knowingly putting a false GTB stamp and signature of the bank staff.

The alleged forgery was in order that the forged documents be used or acted upon as genuine to the prejudice of any person within Lagos or elsewhere.

The offences, according to the EFCC, are in contravention of Sections 1(1)(b), 1(3), and 8(a) of the Advanced Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act 2016 and Sections 309(9), 388, 465 and 467(1)(j) of the Criminal Code of Lagos State 2003.

Meanwhile, General Overseer of Mount Zion Faith Global Liberation Ministries Inc (aka by fire by fire), Nnewi, Anambra State, Bishop Abraham Chris Udeh has described the Lagos State High Court order to arrest and detain the CEO of Innoson Group, Chief Innocent Chukwuma for his inability to appear in court as evidence of Igbo marginalization.

He argued that if Chief Chukwuma were to come from another tribe other than the Igbo, he would not be so ordered.

“It is the same marginalization the Igbo cry against. They want to stop his vehicle business because he is an Igbo man. This is how the All Progressives Congress government proscribed the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and tagged them terrorist group whereas the Fulani herdsmen who move around with assault rifles like AK47, killing, maiming and committing all sorts of crime are not seen as terrorists,” Bishop Udeh stated.

http://www.akelicious.com/2018/02/fresh-trouble-for-innoson-as-lagos.html

Re: Fresh Trouble For Innoson As Lagos Court Orders Arrest, Detention by sarrki(m): 3:20am On Feb 10, 2018
Op with hypocrisy

Why put Lagos court ?
Re: Fresh Trouble For Innoson As Lagos Court Orders Arrest, Detention by timwudz(m): 3:26am On Feb 10, 2018
OK..

legs crossed


smokes some weed


Let the comments keep coming
Re: Fresh Trouble For Innoson As Lagos Court Orders Arrest, Detention by ipobarecriminals: 4:03am On Feb 10, 2018
embarassed lipsrsealed sad cool grin grin lipsrsealed persecution of the fraudster jew
Re: Fresh Trouble For Innoson As Lagos Court Orders Arrest, Detention by Ikechuob: 4:21am On Feb 10, 2018
Serves him right. This is a lesson to all the "one Niggerian igbo". I hope Niggeria keep showing them their true colors.

Chukwuma were you not warned? When they tried to force you to move your headquarters out of SE and you refused; were not warned by ipob and massob? Did they not warn you about that shithole? Did you listen? Nope. You kept shouting "one Nigeria" and building shits for them and their useless weak military. Oya enjoy your one Niggeria. The rest of us are "brainwashed". I hope you're enjoying it ooo.

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Re: Fresh Trouble For Innoson As Lagos Court Orders Arrest, Detention by sarrki(m): 4:27am On Feb 10, 2018
Ikechuob:
Serves him right. This is a lesson to all the "one Niggerian igbo". I hope Niggeria keep showing them their true colors.

Chukwuma were you not warned? When they tried to force you to move your headquarters out of SE and you refused; were not warned by ipob and massob? Did they not warn you about that shithole? Did you listen? Nope. You kept shouting "one Nigeria" and building shits for them and their useless weak military. Oya enjoy your one Niggeria. The rest of us are "brainwashed". I hope you're enjoying it ooo.

By their fruit we shall know them

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Re: Fresh Trouble For Innoson As Lagos Court Orders Arrest, Detention by obstead200(m): 4:28am On Feb 10, 2018
Unlike some other pple I won't play the ethnic card.
Innocent Chukwuma, if u are innocent, appear in court and clear ur name.

I am still waiting for the mod who handed me a ban because of sarrki.
He had better not cross my street

Re: Fresh Trouble For Innoson As Lagos Court Orders Arrest, Detention by bmxshop: 4:31am On Feb 10, 2018
Fresh troubles for GTB, the legister got burn .
Re: Fresh Trouble For Innoson As Lagos Court Orders Arrest, Detention by jayson87: 4:32am On Feb 10, 2018
Ikechuob:
Serves him right. This is a lesson to all the "one Niggerian igbo". I hope Niggeria keep showing them their true colors.

Chukwuma were you not warned? When they tried to force you to move your headquarters out of SE and you refused; were not warned by ipob and massob? Did they not warn you about that shithole? Did you listen? Nope. You kept shouting "one Nigeria" and building shits for them and their useless weak military. Oya enjoy your one Niggeria. The rest of us are "brainwashed". I hope you're enjoying it ooo.
Your pop should have used a condom.
Re: Fresh Trouble For Innoson As Lagos Court Orders Arrest, Detention by Ikechuob: 4:34am On Feb 10, 2018
jayson87:
Your pop should have used a condom.

While your mom should have swallowed you.
Re: Fresh Trouble For Innoson As Lagos Court Orders Arrest, Detention by jayson87: 4:38am On Feb 10, 2018
Ikechuob:


While your mom should have swallowed you.
sorry brother don't feel pained, but with this way you think, the association of condom manufacturers regrets you came to earth to contribute a nuisance to the human race
Re: Fresh Trouble For Innoson As Lagos Court Orders Arrest, Detention by madridguy(m): 4:40am On Feb 10, 2018
Noted.
Re: Fresh Trouble For Innoson As Lagos Court Orders Arrest, Detention by sarrki(m): 4:43am On Feb 10, 2018
obstead200:
Unlike some other pple I won't play the ethnic card.
Innocent Chukwuma, if u are innocent, appear in court and clear ur name.

I am still waiting for the mod who handed me a ban because of sarrki.
He had better not cross my street

grin

Very soon you will have another one

Did you know you broke rule 20 ?

With your post !!!!!
Re: Fresh Trouble For Innoson As Lagos Court Orders Arrest, Detention by Firefire(m): 5:05am On Feb 10, 2018
What should I say...?

It seems there are something we don't know about this matter... undecided

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Re: Fresh Trouble For Innoson As Lagos Court Orders Arrest, Detention by Bitterleafsoup: 5:08am On Feb 10, 2018
Well I knew one day he will pay for all the lives he used for ritual.
Re: Fresh Trouble For Innoson As Lagos Court Orders Arrest, Detention by Mynd44: 5:22am On Feb 10, 2018

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