Nigeria, June 25 -- A former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, has finally filed an appeal against a court ruling which ordered his arrest over certificate forgery.

PREMIUM TIMES earlier exclusively reported in mid-June that a federal high court in Abuja ordered the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to arrest Mr Nnaji for investigation into his certificate forgery scandal.

The court ruling followed an ex parte motion filed by the ICPC in a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1160/2026.

Apart from the arrest order, the court, in its ruling, also granted an order allowing the ICPC to declare Mr Nnaji wanted in any national newspaper, social media platforms or other medium.

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