N5.2bn Fraud – Ex Jamb Registrar To Spend 48 Hours In Prison

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, ordered that the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, Prof Adedibu Ojerinde, be remanded in a correctional facility pending the hearing o his bail application on Thursday. Justice Obiora Egwuatu made the order after the former JAMB boss was arraigned on 18 counts bordering on alleged fraud and diversion of public funds to the tune of N5.2bn. Ojerinde was alleged to have committed the offence during his tenure as the registrar of the National Examination Council and JAMB. Ojerinde pleaded not guilty to the charges. Counsel for the defendant, informed the court of the bail application that had been filed and served. The counsel for the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission oppose defence counsel’s request for the defendant to be allowed to remain on administrative bail. The court adjourned till Thursday, July 8, to consider the bail application.