Federal High Court for Abuja, Justice Obiora Egwuatu don yan say di former JAMB Registrar, wey him name na Mr. Dibu Ojerinde, no fit run from the ₦5.2 billion fraud case wey ICPC carry come against am.
Di court reject Ojerinde no-case submission on Tuesday, as dem talk say Di evidence wey ICPC show na enough to make am answer di mata.
Court Talk Say Ojerinde Get Case to Answer
Justice Egwuatu talk for court say di witnesses wey ICPC bring come don connect Ojerinde well well with di alleged crime. Di judge yan say:
“Di no-case submission na waste. Di prosecution don show enough proof wey make di defendant suppose explain himself.”
Di judge come adjourn di case till July 16, 2025, make Ojerinde start to prepare how e go take defend himself for di mata.
Background to di Mata
Dibu Ojerinde, wey be former oga for JAMB and NECO, first face di court inside July 2021 with 18 serious charges.
Di charges include how e allegedly collect public money waka put for private companies and personal accounts, abuse im office, and conspire to cheat di federal government.
ICPC lawyer, Ebenezer Shogunle, talk say di charges break plenty laws like sections 19, 24, 25(1)(a) and (b) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000, plus section 1(1)(b) of the Advance Fee Fraud Act, 2006.
Plea Bargain Fail, Trial Still Dey Go
For February 2022, Ojerinde try settle di mata with ICPC through plea bargain, but di deal no work out.
Di trial continue as ICPC call many witnesses to prove their case.
After dem finish, Ojerinde side come file no-case submission, but di court throway am.
Serious Allegations Against Ojerinde
ICPC accuse Ojerinde say he use him position as registrar to divert billions of naira into private pockets and companies wey no concern di government.
Di commission talk say e use di office take give himself unfair advantage, wey be clear corruption.
But Ojerinde no gree with all these charges. him talk say e no do anything wrong, and im plead not guilty.
Controversy and Public Outrage
Dis case dey cause plenty gbege for di country.
Pipo dey ask how pesin wey hold big positions like JAMB and NECO registrar fit do dis kind thing?
Many pipo for Naija dey vex say corruption still dey deep for government agencies, and dis case just show say even top pippo no dey safe.
Some dey talk say di court suppose make example of Ojerinde to stop other public officers from stealing public money.
Others dey wonder if di case go end for justice or if e go just be another way to cover corruption.
But as di court don reject di no-case submission, Ojerinde go start to dey prepare to defend himself well for July 16.
Di whole country dey watch as dis case go unfold because e fit change how corruption cases dey handled for Naija.
Dis mata no be small thing. If Ojerinde get case to answer, e mean say di fight against corruption still dey serious, and no mata who you be, di law fit catch you.
Dis case na one big test for Naija justice system and fight against corruption.
Make we dey hope say truth go come out and justice go happen.
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