Former Minister of Science and Technology Uche Nnaji pleads not guilty to charges of certificate forgery and related corruption offences, as the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) arraigns him before a Federal High Court in Abuja. According to the allegations reported by multiple outlets, Nnaji is accused of presenting a purportedly bogus National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) discharge certificate during his ministerial screening process in 2023. The court case is described as involving a six-count charge filed by the ICPC.
On Monday, after Nnaji enters his plea, the court grants him N20 million bail. The reporting from the outlets is consistent that the bail is a condition set by the Federal High Court while the matter proceeds. While the outlets emphasize the plea and the bail amount, they also note that the underlying case concerns alleged submission of an invalid document and associated allegations brought by the anti-corruption agency.
