Unlawful Detention: Court Awards N1m to Former JAMB Registrar Ojerinde Against ICPC
- Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has awarded one million naira to a former JAMB Registrar, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde
- Egwuatu held that the fine is for the unlawful detention of Ojerinde by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC)
- Ojerinde was rearrested by ICPC operatives and detained without immediate arraignment before the court
FCT, Abuja - Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, former Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has been awarded one million naira for being unlawfully detained by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC).
Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, gave the judgement on Tuesday, June 27, PM News reported.
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Egwuatu also awarded a N200,000 fine against the ICPC as Ojerinde’s cost of instituting the case.
Ojerinde had filed a suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/179/2023 before Justice Egwuatu, seeking an order to enforce his fundamental rights after he was rearrested and detained
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The judge held that ICPC re-arresting Ojetinde on January 26 was lawful based on a search warrant obtained from the chief judge of the court but detaining him without an order of detention for the period in custody was a breach of his fundamental rights.
Ojerinde’s continued detention was unlawful
According to the Judge, the content of the search warrant specifically stated that Ojerinde, his daughter-in-law and his son, and whatever was discovered in the premises were to be searched and brought to court.
Justice Egwuatu said that Ojerinde’s continued detention was unlawful, illegal and a breach of his right to liberty.
The Judge, therefore, ordered that the former JAMB registrar should be released or arraigned immediately.
Anti-graft agency, ICPC arraigns ex-JAMB registrar Ojerinde, and 3 children over multiple criminal cases
In a similar story, Legit.ng had reported that the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has again arraigned the former registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Dibu Ojerinde.
Prof. Ojerinde was prosecuted over allegations bordering on official corruption, abuse of office, and forgery.
ICPC bursts popular commercial bank, Discovers N258m new notes hidden in the vault, makes arrests
Legit.ng had reported that the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has made a new arrest, as the scarcity of the new naira notes persists.
The ICPC in a statement disclosed that its operatives found the sum of N258 million stashed in the vault at the head office of Sterling Bank in Abuja.
Source: Legit.ng
