How Ex-JAMB Registrar Committed N5b Fraud – ICPC Reveals, Reject Court Ruling | READ DETAILS
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), has accused a former Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Dibu Ojerinde of using fake names to commit fraud to the tune of N5billion.
The ICPC in a statement on Wednesday said “Prof. Dibu Ojerinde used several false names, aliases, and forged means of identification such as; Akanbi Lamidi, Adeniyi Banji, Habibulahi Lamidi, Joshua Olaniran Olakuleyin, etc to perpetrate his corrupt practices through various bank accounts and still retains the resources and influence to evade justice.”
Reacting to a judgement given by a Federal High Court in Abuja, ruling that the Commission violated Ojerinde’s right to personal liberty, among others, the ICPC in a statement released by its spokesperson, Azuka Ogugua, said they are set to appeal the judgement.
Justice Obiora Egwuatu while ruling on a fundamental rights suit filed by Ojerinde, had declared that the re-arrest and continued detention of the JAMB ex-boss was illegal, and ordered the ICPC to pay Ojerinde N1m damages over his re-arrest on January 26 on the court premises.
The court also fined ICPC N200,000 as the cost of instituting the lawsuit.
The ICPC however maintained that Ojerinde’s re-arrest was based on a warrant issued by the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court.
The statement read;
OJERINDE: ICPC SET TO APPEAL RULING
The Independent Corrupt Practices And Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has expressed its dissatisfaction with the ruling of the Federal High Court, Abuja on the civil rights claim filed by the former Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde.
The court had fined the Commission N1 million damages and cost of N200,000 respectively for the arrest and detention of Prof Dibu Ojerinde over alleged corrupt practices.
The Commission intends to appeal the ruling of the court.
The anti-corruption agency had a valid warrant issued by the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court dated 6th December, 2022.
