ICPC re-arrests Dibu Ojerinde, ex-JAMB registrar | TheCable

Operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences have arrested Dibu Ojerinde, a former registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board .that Jimoh Olabisi, former deputy director at JAMB, alleged in court on Wednesday that the former registrar used him to divert federal government funds.The ICPC had arraigned Ojerinde on July 6, 2021, on an 18-count charge bordering on alleged misappropriation of funds to the tune of N5.2 billion.

“The authority to open the account — the letter to the bank — was jointly signed by Ojerinde and the then director of finance and accounts , Mallam Umar Yakubu, with specific mandate that I should be the operator of that account,” NAN quoted him as saying. “I explained in one of my appearances here that the account was opened following an agreement between the defendant and myself as a way of deviating from what we were using in National Examinations Council to divert public funds.The witness said the account was opened without approval from Jonah Otunla, the then accountant-general of the federation.“However, the registrar convinced the then DFA.

Olabisi also said Ojerinde owned a microfinance bank, Osanta Microfinance Bank Ltd while serving in government.“I was put there to ease the movement of government money to the bank. The defendant is the chairman, board of directors of the bank,” he said.The witness also said the ex-JAMB registrar used his position to award contracts to his private companies through the Zenith Bank account number, 1012411301, of JAMB.

Obiora Egwuatu, the judge, adjourned the matter until Thursday for the continuation of trial after a motion by Ebenezer Shogunle, the ICPC lawyer.

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