BREAKING: Alleged N5bn fraud: Ex-JAMB Registrar, Ojerinde seeks plea bargain with ICPC

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Former Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Adedibu Ojerinde standing trial over an alleged N5 billion fraud on

Tuesday in Abuja opted for a plea bargain with the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission .

His new lead counsel, Ibrahim Ishyaku, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria , told the court that his client prefers an out of court settlement known as a plea bargain to resolve the matter. “My Lord, our plea is that we be given 24 hours to explore the possibility of a plea bargain to resolve this matter and we ask that the trial be adjourned for the period to enable us to come up with our terms of the settlement.”

The ICPC had on July 8, 2021, arraigned the former JAMB Registrar on an 18-count charge bordering on diversion of public funds to the tune of over N900 million.

 

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Shameless! This man has a family 👪 and yet comfortable to do fraud. Morals have gone down the drain.

A very corrupt country 😤

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