The ICPC says it will appeal a court verdict ordering the immediate release of Dibu Ojerinde, ex-registrar of JAMB.
of funds to the tune of N5.2 billion while in office. He was later granted bail while the trial continued.Subsequently, the former JAMB registrar sued ICPC for allegedly violating his right to dignity and liberty.
The judge held that detaining the applicant without a proper order and not arraigning him was a breach of his fundamental right to liberty.In a statement issued on Wednesday, Azuka Ogugua, ICPC spokesperson, said the commission “intends to appeal the ruling of the court”.
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