A former Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, has reached an agreement with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to settle the alleged N5.2 billion fraud case filed against him out of court.
Ojerinde’s lawyer, Eteya Ogana, announced this yesterday before Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja, shortly after the matter was called.
Ogana said, though the matter was adjourned for the defence to open its case yesterday, he stated that there was a new development regarding the matter.
“There is a development; an intervention which parties are exploring to see if the matter could be administratively settled,” he said.
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The lawyer noted given the development, the parties required a long date after vacation “to enable us to report same”.
“That is our humble application,” he added.
ICPC’s counsel, Lesie Iheduru, also corroborated Ogana’s remark.
“The position stated by the learned counsel for defence is absolutely correct,” he said.
The prosecution lawyer said talks were ongoing on the reconciliation move.
“Therefore, we are not opposed to adjournment,” he said.