Former Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde has reportedly been arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja on a seven-count charge bordering on money laundering by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC.
Ojerinde, who is being arraigned alongside his four children; Mary Funmilola, Olumide Abiodun, Adedayo and Oluwaseun Adeniyi before Justice Inyang Ekwo; was reported to have diverted public funds while he served as National Examinations Council and JAMB registrar.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, Ojerinde and his companies are currently facing a money laundering charge to the tune of N5 billion.
However, in this fresh charge marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/119/23, the ex-JAMB boss and his four children were included.
Similarly, all his companies which include: Doyin Ogbohi Petroleum Ltd, Cheng Marbles Ltd, Sapati International Schools Ltd, Trillium Learnings Centre Ltd and Standout Institutes Ltd, have been joined in the charge.
In the meantime, Ojerinde and the ten defendants were yet to take a plea as at the time of filing the reports.