Former JAMB-Registrar, Ojerinde To Be Arraigned For Alleged N900m Fraud

A former Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Dibu Ojerinde, is set to be arraigned by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission for alleged N900m fraud

Recall, the operatives of the anti-corruption commission in the month of March, had arrested Ojerinde on allegation relating to misappropriation of funds.

However, Justice Obiora Egwuatu on Monday announced that Ojerinde will be arraigned on 6th of July at the Federal High Court in Abuja.

The Counsel to the ICPC, Ebenezer Shogunle, disagreed with the terms of the plea bargain application that the defence counsel, P.A.O. Olorunnisola, SAN, had planned to file before the court.

The Commission alleged that Ojerinde committed multiple frauds while serving as the Registrar of JAMB and the National Examination Council.

In the suit number: CR/97/21 filed before the court, Ojerinde is the sole defendant.

The defendant counsel, Olorunnisola, had told the court that arrangements were being made for a plea bargain.

Justice Egwuatu held that since the prosecution was not in agreement with the terms put forward by the defence, a written correspondence should be filed to the effect.

He, therefore, adjourned the case until July 6 for arraignment.