A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered that a former Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Ojerinde be remanded in prison custody over alleged N900million fraud.
The presiding judge, Justice Obiora Egwuatu, in a ruling on Tuesday, ordered that Professor Ojerinde be kept in a correctional facility pending the hearing of his bail application, scheduled for July 8.
Ojerinde was arraigned on an 18-count charge, marked:
FHC/ABJ/CR/97/2021, in which he was accused, among others, of complicity in the diversion of public funds estimated at over N900million
The prosecuting agency – the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission(ICPC) – said Ojerinde committed the alleged offences, contained in the charge, from 2003 when he served as the Registrar of the National Examination Council (NECO) till 2021.
Professor Ojerinde pleaded not guilty when the charge was read to him.
His lawyer, Peter Olorunnishola (SAN), subsequently informed the court about a bail application he filed and served on the prosecution.
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