Former Minister of Science and Technology and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate for the 2027 Enugu State election, Godfrey Uche Nnaji, is expected to be arraigned before the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday over alleged corruption-related offences.
The case, scheduled to come before Justice Abdulmalik Joyce, follows an investigation by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).
According to sources familiar with the matter, the anti-graft agency concluded its investigation after acting on a petition reportedly filed by the Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre).
The sources further disclosed that Nnaji was arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, after investigators alleged that he repeatedly failed to honour invitations issued by the commission.
“The ICPC lead investigator has assured of a watertight case against the former minister,” a source said.
Earlier, the ICPC confirmed that the former minister was arrested on July 1, 2026, following the execution of a bench warrant issued by the Federal High Court.
In a statement signed by its Head of Media and Public Communications, J. Okor Odey, the commission said the arrest was carried out with the support of the Department of State Services (DSS), after which Nnaji was handed over to ICPC investigators.
According to the commission, it had invited the former minister for questioning through a letter dated May 15, 2026, which was delivered to his known addresses in Abuja and Enugu, as well as his email address.
However, he allegedly failed to honour the invitations.
The commission stated that his failure to appear prompted it to obtain a bench warrant from the Federal High Court in Abuja on June 11, 2026, in Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1160/2026.
The ICPC said its investigation centres on allegations of forgery involving academic and national service credentials, including an alleged forged degree certificate from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), and an alleged false National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) discharge certificate reportedly submitted during his ministerial screening in 2023.
