Innoson boss says there’s a deliberate attempt to tarnish his reputation

Innocent Chukwuma, chief executive officer (CEO) of Innoson Nigeria Limited, says there is a deliberate attempt to tarnish his reputation.

In a statement issued on Thursday, the billionaire businessman said his legal dispute with a bank has been used as a basis to malign him.

He said he had obtained a N15 billion judgment against the bank.

Chukwuma said the charge against him was trumped up.

“Although there is a charge pending against Innoson Nigeria Ltd, the charge is a trumped-up one. To this end, the police have through its letter of 17th February 2016 discontinued the charge in order to further investigate the matter,” he said in the statement.

“Also, director of public prosecution of the federation through paragraph 10 of its opinion referenced DPPF 30/03/2016 contained in the policy file of the ministry of justice directed that the charge be discontinued and the file sent back to the police to further investigate the matter.

“The court never ordered or directed the attorney-general of the federation to take over the case since and more importantly no court in Nigeria has such power over the AGF.”