Reacting to a report which said a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos,
had given Assets Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON) - an interim
judgement to take over his firms over his N50 billion debt, Mr. Jimoh
Ibrahim, the Group Chairman of NICON Investment Limited, released a
statement claiming that it is laughable to think anyone in Nigeria can
attempt to seize his properties. It reads,
"My attention has been directed to lies being spread around by an
institution called AMCON over an interim order of injunction she had
lied to collect before an innocent Federal High Court in Lagos. AMCON is
aware that we keep a deposit of Eighty-Six billion Naira or 172 million
pounds with Union Bank and AMCON is aware that application to collect
the money from Union Bank is pending before an Ikeja High Court. All of
these facts, it has not disclosed to an innocent Federal High Court.
AMCON deceived Nigerians to believe that they got judgement against me
when there was nothing like that. An interim order of any court last for
14 days.
AMCON is executing the interim order even when the Judge has not signed
the execution writ. We have since filed an application to discharge the
interim order. I'm not in the category of people that AMCON or anybody
can intimidate. It is laughable and a wide ambition to say anyone in
Nigeria can seize my property! What a day dream!!
We shall abide with the law and any interim order of court even when
they are made in error as we are not far away from justice."
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