Operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) have re-arrested a former Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, over alleged fraud.
Background of the Case
- In 2021, the ICPC arraigned Prof. Ojerinde on an 18-count charge bordering on the alleged diversion of public funds estimated at over ₦5.2 billion.
- He pleaded not guilty to the charges and was previously granted bail in the sum of ₦200 million.
- He was re-arrested in Abuja on Thursday, 26th January 2023, a day after an ICPC witness and former Deputy Director at JAMB, Jimoh Olabisi, testified in court on Wednesday, 25th January 2023, alleging that Ojerinde used his account to divert federal government funds.
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