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    Ex-Minister Uche Nnaji Arrested at Airport

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    • Safiu Kehinde

    Former Minister of Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, has been arrested at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu.

    Nnaji was reportedly apprehended by security operatives while preparing to board a chartered flight to Abuja on Wednesday.

    The minister was taken into custody on Wednesday at the airport.

    While the details of his arrest largely remain unclear as at the time of filing this report, some sources, according to Premium Times, disclosed that Nnaji is expected to be handed over to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for interrogation.

    Nnaji’s arrest is coming under the heels of a bench warrant issued by the Abuja Federal High Court.

    NPO Reported that the court had on the 13th of June ordered the arrest of the ex-minister over the alleged certificate forgery scandal which led to his resignation.

    This followed ex parte motion filed by the ICPC in a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1160/2026.
    In its ruling,  the court granted the ICPC’s request for a warrant of arrest after the commission informed the court that Nnaji had repeatedly failed to honour its invitations for questioning.
    Osuobeni Akponimisingha, the ICPC’s counsel, informed the court that the application became necessary due to Nnaji’s refusal to cooperate with ongoing investigations into allegations that he falsified his academic and National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) credentials.
    The commission also sought, and obtained, approval to declare the former minister wanted across national newspapers, social media platforms, and other public channels.
    In addition, the court authorised law enforcement operatives, as well as private citizens, to identify and apprehend Nnaji and hand him over to the commission for investigation.

    The court ruled that the arrest warrant would remain in effect until the former minister is apprehended.

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    Safiu Kehinde is a Graduate of Mass Communications. He is passionate about accurate reporting and interested in investigating socio-political issues.

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