Dr.
Innocent Chukwuma has withdrawn a a fundamental human rights
enforcement suit filed against the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, Guaranty Trust Bank and others.
Dr. Innocent Chukwuma
The founder and Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director of
Innoson Nigeria Limited, Mr. Innocent Chukwuma, has withdrawn a
fundamental human rights enforcement suit filed against the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and five other respondents.
The businessman had in the Ex-parte application filed before the
court, dragged the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF),
Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Nigeria Police Force, and Guarranty
Trust Bank (GTB) before the court over his detention and arrest.
The suit was mentioned on Thursday but adjourned till Friday, as
there was controversy over the coming into the matter by any of the
respondents.
In the ex parte application, Innoson alleged that his recent arrest and detention by the EFCC was at the instance of GTB.
When the matter was called before Justice Hadiza Shagari on Friday,
counsel for GTB, Adebowale Kamoru, showed up in court, saying his
client knew about Innoson’s move to get injunction against them.
Kamoru, in an application he brought before Justice Shagari on
Friday, prayed the court to decline entertaining Innoson’s ex parte
application, on the claim that Innoson and his company had suppressed
material facts.
Citing several judicial authorities, he prayed the court to grant leave for his client to be heard in the case.
In response, Innoson’s lawyer, Prof. MacCarty Mbaduagha, said he
had been instructed by his client to withdraw the ex parte application.
Kamoru did not oppose him.
Consequently, Justice Shagari granted Mbaduagha’s prayer.
“In view of the application of the applicants’ counsel, the application is hereby granted,” the judge held.
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