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Court Orders ICPC To Pay Ex-JAMB Registrar Ojerinde N1m For Unlawful Detention  

by Kunle Olasanmi
2 years ago
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Justice Obiora Egwuatu of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has awarded N1m fine against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for the unlawful detention of former Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Dibu Ojerinde.

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The court in its ruling also awarded the sum of N200,000 as a fine against the ICPC as Ojerinde’s cost of instituting the suit.

The court held that it was undisputed that there was a pending charge against the ex-JAMB boss bordering on conspiracy to sell, sale of forfeited property, and multiple identity cards with different names against Ojerinde.

He, however, held that Ojerinde is presumed innocent until he has been proven guilty.

Justice Egwuatu held that although there was a fresh charge against the professor and his arraignment before a sister court was thwarted because of the court vacation and non-sitting of court, detaining him without an order of detention for the duration of custody was a violation of his fundamental rights.

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More so, the justice held that though the rearrest of the ex-JAMB boss on January 26 was lawful based on the search warrant obtained from the chief judge of the court, the anti-graft commission ought to have obtained a detention warrant since Ojerinde would not be immediately arraigned.

Following, he declared that Ojerinde’s continued detention was unlawful, illegal and a breach of his right.

He ordered that the embattled former JAMB registrar be released or arraigned immediately.

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