Being dissatisfied with the Ruling/Order of Justice Mojisola Dada of Ikeja High Court declaring Chief Dr. Innocent Chukwuma, OFR, “Wanted”, Innocent Chukwuma has through his legal counsel, Prof J. N. Mbadugha Esq, filed a Motion on Notice for stay of the execution of the Order Declaring him Wanted pending the determination of his appeal against the order.
In a release endorsed by the head of coporate communications, Innoson group, Cornel Osigwe:,Prof J. N. Mbadugha Esq, had in the Motion on Notice prayed the court for an Order of the Honourable Court staying the execution of the Order made on the 24th of May, 2018 declaring the 2nd defendant (Chief Innocent Chukwuma, OFR,) wanted pending the determination of the defendants’ appeal against same.
It would be recalled that the Honourable Judge declared Innocent Chukwuma, OFR, wanted for failing to appear before the court on Thursday 24th May, 2018. Chief Chukwuma has expressly stated that he is not afraid of arraignment but must be arraigned through due process of the law.
It must be noted that Chief Chukwuma failed to appear before the court because he had challenged the jurisdiction of the Lagos State High Court to hear the forgery charge filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission at the Court of Appeal Lagos Division on ground of, inter alia, the charge is an abuse of process. A similar charge on the same subject matter, transactions and issues is ongoing at the Federal High Court Lagos Division between the same parties, in charge No: FHC/l/565c/2015. The last hearing of the charge at the Federal High Court was this month, May 22nd 2018.
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