A former Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof Dibu Ojerinde has been arrested for alleged misappropriation of funds.
This was announced in a statement on Wednesday by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission.
Ojerinde, who was arrested on Monday in Abuja, was alleged to have committed multiple frauds to the tune of N900m.
According to the statement, the former JAMB boss allegedly awarded contracts to shell companies named Double 07 Concept Ltd. and Pristine Global Concept Ltd for the supply of pencils and erasers at the cost of N450 million each between 2013 and 2014.
“There is no evidence to show that the items which are examination materials were supplied as the contractors cannot be found.
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‘’Similar contracts were allegedly awarded to Solid Figures Limited, Holywalk Limited and other companies for various sums without any trace of executions.
‘’Professor Ojerinde is being held on a remand warrant and will soon be charged to court upon the conclusion of investigation,” the statement read in part.
