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The immediate former Minister of Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, was arrested on Wednesday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja upon arrival from Enugu via a chartered flight, authorities said.
Sources at the airport confirmed to Premium Times that Nnaji would be handed over to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for interrogation.
The arrest follows a High Court order issued in mid-June directing the ICPC to arrest Nnaji for investigation into allegations that he forged his academic certificates.
The court also granted the commission leave to declare him wanted through national newspapers, social media platforms and other media.
The ICPC had been on the trail of the former minister since he resigned from office last year, following investigations in October 2025 that found that Nnaji had forged his University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) degree and National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificates.
He had submitted the forged documents to President Bola Tinubu and the Nigerian Senate during his ministerial confirmation in 2023. The documents were also presented to the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, the State Security Service, and the Senate.
The former minister later admitted that UNN never issued him a degree certificate, an admission that validated the investigation.
