JAMB director arraigned for allegedly threatening board registrar’s wife

A Deputy Director with Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Mr. Yisa Usman, was arraigned Tuesday on allegations bordering on threatening Mrs. Raheemat Oloyede on phone with intent to blackmail her husband, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, the board’s registrar.

Usman was arraigned by the police on behalf of the Federal Government on a five-count charge before Justice Nkeonye Maha of a Federal High Court in Abuja.

He allegedly committed the offence with Abdulfatai Usman, said to be on the run, between February 14, 2022 and February 15, 2022.

They were alleged to have intentionally communicated through a network computer system with phone number: +447529723948 with Mrs. Oloyede “a communication which is grossly offensive, indecent, criminal intimidation for the purpose of causing inconvenience or needless anxiety” to her.

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The accused were alleged to have committed the offence contrary to Section 24(1)(a) & 1(b) of the Cybercrime Act 2015.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Usman is a sole defendant in the charge, dated March 29 but filed March 30.

He pleaded not guilty to all the counts after the charge was read to him.

Police prosecutor, Eristo Asaph, made an application for a trial date after the defendant took the plea.

But Moses Balogun, who appeared for Usman, applied for a bail.

“Having pleaded not guilty, we shall be applying for a bail, my lord,” he said.

The lawyer informed the court that a bail application, dated and filed on June 7, had been served on the prosecution on same day.

Balogun said the motion on notice was brought pursuant to sections 35 and 36(5) of the 1999 Constitution and in compliance with the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) and under the inherent jurisdiction of the court.

He told the court that during the investigation of the matter and while Usman was admitted to an administrative bail, he complied with the terms of the bail.