Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, adjourned the trial of a former Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, on charges of official corruption and abuse of office, until April 30.
The case could not proceed due to the absence of the judge.
Justice Umar was said to be in another official assignment and the matter was fixed for April 30.
Ojerinde is being prosecuted alongside four of his four children – Mary Ojerinde, Olumide Ojerinde, Adebayo Ojerinde and Oluwaseun Ojerinde – among other defendants.
Other defendants are six companies linked to him, namely: Doyin Ogbohi Petroleum Limited, Cheng Marbles Limited, Sapati International Schools Limited, Trillium Learning Centre Limited, Standout Institutes Limited and Esli Perfect Security Printers Limited.
The case, marked; FHC//ABJ/CR/119/2023, is one of the criminal charges the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offence Commission (ICPC) filed against the ex-JAMB boss.
Ojerinde is also facing another 18-count charge involving alleged diversion of funds during his time as the registrar of National Examinations Council (NECO) till his time as JAMB’s chief executive.
The case is before a sister court presided over by Justice Obiora Egwuatu and fixed for March 25.
