- * May Be Charged To Court Soon
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CeleOkaf11
Detained former Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB), Professor Dibu Ojerinde, who is being held on remand warrant, is still undergoing investigation by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), and maybe charged to court soon by the anti-graft Commission upon conclusion of the probe.
Professor Ojerinde was arrested on March 15, 2021, in Abuja, by operatives of the ICPC, for allegedly misappropriating N900 million. He was alleged to have committed multiple frauds while heading JAMB and the National Examination Council (NECO).
The ICPC is still questioning him over allegations of multiple identities, abuse of office, money laundering, tax evasion and making false statements to public officials. Professor Ojerinde is also being questioned by the Commission for allegedly awarding fraudulent contracts to shell companies that cannot be traced.
He was alleged to have awarded contracts for the supply of pencil and eraser at the cost of N450 million each, to Double 07 Concept Limited and Pristine Global Concept Limited, respectively, between 2013 and 2014 while heading JAMB.
There is no evidence to show that the items which are examination materials were supplied as the contractors cannot be found.
Similar contracts were allegedly awarded to Solid Figures Limited, Holywalk Limited and other companies for various sums without any trace of executions. NNL.