- MTN CEO Karl Toriola, along with Tobechukwu Okigbo and Ikenna Ikeme, is scheduled for arraignment on May 28 in Abuja.
- They face charges for allegedly failing to produce documents and information required under a lawful FCCPC summons, in breach of the Act.
- The case, filed under FHC/ABJ/CR/354/2024 by a team led by Akoji Achimugu, is part of FCCPC’s ongoing legal actions against MTN Nigeria.
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) is set to arraign Mr. Karl Toriola, Managing Director and CEO of MTN Nigeria Communications Plc, on May 28.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Toriola, along with MTN Nigeria Communications Plc and other senior executives, faces charges for allegedly failing to produce documents and information required under a lawful FCCPC summons, in violation of the FCCPC Act.
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The arraignment will take place before Justice H.J. Yilwa at the Federal High Court in Abuja. Alongside Toriola, Tobechukwu Okigbo MTN’s Chief Corporate Services and Sustainability Officer and Ikenna Ikeme, General Manager of Regulatory Affairs, are named as the second and third defendants.
According to the charge document marked FHC/ABJ/CR/354/2024, the suspects were charged with two counts on July 19, 2024, and the case was filed on July 22, 2024 by a legal team headed by Akoji Achimugu.
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When the matter was called in court, none of the suspects were present. Justice Yilwa inquired about their whereabouts from FCCPC lawyer Chizenum Nsitem, who explained that he had just been briefed on the case and needed additional time to review the file. Consequently, the judge adjourned the matter until May 28 for the suspects’ arraignment.
