Former JAMB registrar, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, has been re-arraigned by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) over allegations of official corruption, abuse of office, and forgery.
Alongside his four children and six companies allegedly linked to him, Mr Ojerinde faces 17 count charges.
The ICPC alleges that the defendants used fraudulent identities and conspiracies to conceal their crimes.
One count charge relates to the sale of property worth $150,000 in Ghana, which had already been forfeited to the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Mr Ojerinde is also accused of incorporating companies and taking up simultaneous appointments as Chairman and Director while being a public officer, which is forbidden by the Code of Conduct for Public Officers.
The former JAMB registrar is also standing trial at the Niger State High Court and the Federal High Court, Abuja, for alleged corruption and other ancillary offences.
The accused persons have pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Bail has been granted to Mr Ojerinde on terms earlier granted to him by the Federal High Court, Abuja, while his four children were admitted bail in the sum of N20,000,000 each and a surety in like sums.
The trial judge has ordered the defendants to surrender their international passports to the Court and not travel outside the country without recourse to the Court.
The matter has been adjourned to November 13-16, 2023, for hearing.
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