The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has filed a six-count criminal charge against a former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji.
The ICPC filed the charges before the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, according to a criminal charge sheet exclusively obtained by PREMIUM TIMES. The commission, through its lawyer, Osuobeni Akponimisingha, filed the charges on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria, which is listed as the complainant, while Mr Nnaji remains the sole defendant.
The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/389/2026, is based on the former minister’s certificate forgery scandal, which was exposed by a PREMIUM TIMES investigation.
The filing of the charges comes five days after Mr Nnaji was arrested on Wednesday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, upon his arrival from Enugu via a chartered flight. His arrest followed a painstaking two-year investigation published by PREMIUM TIMES in October last year, which revealed that the then-minister forged his UNN degree and NYSC certificates. These documents were submitted to President Bola Tinubu and the Nigerian Senate during his ministerial confirmation in 2023.
