The plea-bargain talks between Dibu Ojerinde, the immediate-past registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), and the prosecution over his ongoing N5.2billion fraud trial have collapsed.
The prosecutor, Ebenezer Shogunle, announced the breakdown of the negotiations at the resumed hearing of the case at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday.
Mr Ojerinde, through his lead defence counsel, Ibrahim Ishyaku, had, on Tuesday, pleaded with the judge to adjourn the trial for 24 hours to enable him to discuss the plea agreement with the Independent Corrupt Practice and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), the prosecuting agency.
Mr Ishyaku, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), had told the judge, Obiora Egwuatu, that the trial could continue if the proposed plea agreement could not be arrived at within 24 hours.
The trial judge had then adjourned till Wednesday for either the report of the plea bargain or the continuation of the trial.
However, at the resumed hearing of the case on Wednesday, the prosecutor told the judge no plea agreement was reached after the talks between the parties.
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