By our reporter| Dibu Ojerinde, a former Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), was on Tuesday arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja and remanded at Suleja correctional facility.
Ojerinde is being prosecuted for corruption by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).
He was arraigned on an 18-count of alleged involvement in N5.2billion fraud.
Presiding judge, Justice Obiora Egwuatu during the hearing turned down the oral application for bail by defence counsel, P.O Olorunishola, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria.
ICPC’s prosecuting lawyer, Ebenezer Shogunle also opposed the defence lawyer’s submission.
Justice Egwuatu, then ordered that the JAMB boss be remanded at a correctional facility, pending the hearing of his bail application on Thursday, July 8.
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