Innoson Nigeria Limited and its Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director, Mr. Innocent Chukwuma, on Friday withdrew an ex parte application they filed against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The other defendants in the ex parte application filed before the Federal High Court in Lagos are the Federal High Court, the Attorney General of the Federation, […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has released Innocent Chukwuma, chairman of Innoson Motors, on bail. He was released on Wednesday evening. Chukwuma was arrested on Tuesday in Enugu but the EFCC was silent on the details, leading to speculations that it had to do with a dispute with GTBank. But in a statement […]
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Recently, the Innoson/GTBank story has gained so much media prominence, especially following the arrest of the Innonson chairman a few days ago by EFCC. Though the case is pending in court, Innoson has taken the battle to social media. There have been numerous sponsored social media campaigns against the Bank such as #BewareOfGTBank and #WhatIsWrongWithGTBank. […]
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Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested Innocent Chukwuma, the founder and chairman of Innoson Motors. Cornel Osigwe, spokesman of the company, said that Chukwuma was arrested at his residence in Enugu around 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday. “His arrest is in connection to the ongoing case he has with GTBank,” Osigwe […]
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Some armed persons on Tuesday night attacked the residence of the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu. The house, located within a farm owned by Mr. Magu in Karshi, a suburb of Abuja, was stormed by unidentified attackers at about 10 p.m. on Tuesday. The attackers subdued a police […]
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The court of appeal in Lagos says the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) does not have the power to prosecute judges. The court gave the ruling following an appeal which Robert Clarke, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN) filed on behalf of Hyeladzira Nganjiwa, a serving judge of the federal high court. The EFCC had […]
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After six months of tussle, an Abuja federal high court presided over by Binta Nyako, has ordered that 16 frozen bank accounts belonging to former first lady, Patience Jonathan be unfrozen. The presiding judge, gave the order on Tuesday – having frozen the accounts on May 30. The accounts were frozen on account of a […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reacted a statement wherein Governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose alleged that the commission compensated Femi Falana with a property in Abuja. The EFCC described the allegation as the “most irresponsible allegation, coming from a governor of a state.” The Statement The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has accused the senate of displaying public ignorance about the profile of recovered assets. The anti-graft agency said this in scathing response to the allegation that property seized from suspected pension thieves had been shared. Emmanuel Paulker, chairman of the senate ad hoc committee investigating the reinstatement of […]
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The Chairman of the senate ad hoc committee investigating the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina, Emmanuel Paulker, says 222 houses recovered from a pension probe have been shared. Paulker said this on the floor of the senate on Thursday, while moving a motion on the need to investigate the “mystery” surrounding the recovered property which the […]
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