According to an Entrepreneurng report, today, Wednesday, April 19, at Justice Ekwo’s Court, Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, the money laundering trial of Professor Dibu Ojerinde, a former Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, and his four children, who are accused of diverting almost $6 billion in the fund, has begun.
Ojerinde is anticipated to be arraigned alongside his four children at 9 am today Wednesday, according to a reliable source at the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, who confirmed this according to a report on Tuesday night.
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However, the report describes how the Professor, six private firms, and four of his children were brought before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, by the ICPC for their alleged participation in official corruption.
Ojerinde was also charged with setting up six businesses and using accounts with bogus names to transfer funds from the government for personal use.
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Sapati International Schools Ltd, Doyin Ogbohi Petroleum Ltd, Trillium Learning Center, Cheng Marbles Ltd, and Standout Institute Ltd. are among the businesses that have been charged.
His children, including Mary Funmilayo, Olumide Abiodun, Adedayo, and Oluwaseun Adeniyi, a former member of the House of Representatives, are also accused before the Federal High Court.
The anti-graft agency charged them on 17 counts, alleging that Ojerinde misappropriated funds while in control of the organization from 2008 to 2015.
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In conclusion, due to the kids’ absence at the previous hearing, the accused people were unable to enter a plea. However, while the case was continued for trial to April 19, 2023, Justice Ekwo approved the ICPC’s Henry Emore’s motion to serve the defendants through their present attorney.
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