The Federal Government, through the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Nigeria Police Force, is set to arraign former Minister of Science and Technology, Chief Uche Nnaji, and Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, who allegedly presented himself as the Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), over separate forgery-related charges before the Federal High Court in Abuja this week.
Barring any last-minute changes, the ICPC is expected to arraign Nnaji on Monday before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Abuja, over allegations bordering on the forgery of academic credentials and related offences.
The former minister was arrested by security operatives on July 1 at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, upon his return to the Federal Capital Territory. The ICPC said the arrest was carried out to facilitate its ongoing investigation.
According to the commission, Nnaji is accused of forging academic credentials, including an alleged degree certificate from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), and presenting an alleged fake National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) discharge certificate during his ministerial screening in 2023. He is expected to take his plea before the court.
Also scheduled for arraignment on Tuesday is Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, who allegedly presented himself as the Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), an organisation that court documents describe as non-existent.
According to Charge No. FHC/ABJ/CR/562/2025, filed on November 27, 2025, police prosecutor Wisdom Madaki charged Adeyemi and two others with an eight-count charge bordering on alleged forgery, impersonation, and related offences before the Federal High Court, Abuja.
The prosecution is expected to call several witnesses, including Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, Paul Emmanuel, Jeremiah Imoukhede, Ituah Sylvester, officials from the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation—Akimbo Shola and Adamu Balongu—as well as a Deputy Superintendent of Police.
The two cases form part of the Federal Government’s ongoing efforts to address alleged certificate forgery and the impersonation of public offices.
According to the ICPC and the Nigeria Police Force, the prosecutions are intended to deter the falsification of credentials, curb the alleged impersonation of public officials, and strengthen accountability in public service.
The allegations remain before the court, and all defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction.
