Innocent Chukwuma, the
Chairman of Innoson Motors Ltd, on Wednesday in Lagos failed to appear
for his scheduled arraignment for the sixth time over alleged fraud.
Chukwuma
was scheduled to appear before a new judge, Justice Olusola Williams,
at an Ikeja Special Offences Court. Following the absence of the
automobile CEO in court on Wednesday, Williams asked the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to produce him for arraignment on the
new date of sitting.
The judge said: “I believe it is the
job of the prosecution to bring the defendant to court. The judge is
just to make an order that he should appear in court but we cannot
enforce the order. The responsibility still lies on the EFCC to make
sure he is in court,”
Mr Chukwuma had previously failed to
appear before Mr Dada five times and had been declared wanted by the
judge following a request by the EFCC. The Presiding Judge, however,
adjourned the case until October 10 for arraignment.
From Daily Post