How  Jolex Construction Company MD Was Whisked By EFCC In Plateau As  His Counsel Faults His Arrest

Yakubu Busari

The Gombe State Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC invited the Managing Director of Jolex construction Company Nigeria Ltd Mr. Chenedu Kingsley Okponea for an interview but he was later detained in Gombe for unidentified reason.

Counsel to Chinedu Barr E.I. Suleiman wrote a letter of protest over alleged and unlawful arrest of Mr  Chinedu Kingsley Okponwa who have never been found wanting how he was  humiliated by the EFCC .

According to our findings the said Chiendu own a construction company, popularly known and called, Joelex Construction Company Nigeria Ltd, and was arrested by the Gombe branch of the EFCC, while exercising their functions by unlawfully forcing into his home around 5am of May 24, 2019, bunded and whisking him away.

In a protest letter written to the zonal office of EFCC in Bombe and copied to the Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abuja on Friday and signed by his counsel Barr. E.I Suleiman and Nicholas Oche Esq of E.I Suleiman Chambers expressed dismay over the arrest of Chinedu Kingsley Okponwa, (Joelex).

A copy which was made available to our Correspondent in Jos, the Solicitor and counsel to Chinedu Kingsley Okponwa, takes exception to the process that led to the arrest of his client.

“Acting as Solicitors to Chinedu Kingsley Okponwa, and upon his instruction we write to protest the manner in which his home was unlawfully forced into between the hours of 5am to 6am on the 24th day of May, 2019, and was thereafter bundled into your vehicle and was whisked to Gombe state.

“You will recall that our client was invited via a letter from your office dated the 21st of May, 2019and served on him on the 23rd day of May, 2029, therein asking him to come for an interview slated for Monday, 27th May, 2019 at 10am.

“While our Client was putting his records together in order to attend the said interview as a scheduled, and in contrast to your directive, and to the dismay and chagrin of Iogic and civility, your men, in company of the  Complainant ( Felix Eguh) rather stormed the house of our Client, stripped him of his family comfort, love, treated him like a common criminal, denied him the right to his counsel, all for a matter that bothers on civil contract which resulted into a dispute, and which in any case is pending before the Plateau State High Court of Justice.

“Consequent to the above therefore, kindly be advised to allow common reasoning prevail by doing the needful in the right of unlawful direction (ie) his immediate release from custody to enable him comply with your request as contained in the letter of invitation)”. ‘

Further details have shown that, Mr. Felix Egwah through his counsel and Chinedu Kingsley Okpoma are having issues of financial misunderstanding resulting to the later seeking EFCC intervention.