Former Minister of Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, was arrested on Wednesday at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, where he was scheduled to board a chartered flight to Abuja.
Sources at the airport confirmed the arrest, saying Mr Nnaji would be handed over to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for interrogation.
The ICPC had been on the trail of the former minister since he resigned from office last year following investigations that revealed he forged his academic certificates. 
In mid-June, a Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the ICPC to arrest Mr Nnaji for investigation into the certificate forgery scandal. Beyond the arrest order, the court also granted the commission leave to declare him wanted through national newspapers, social media platforms and other media.
The ICPC had told the court that its ex parte application followed Mr Nnaji’s repeated failure to honour invitations extended to him for “investigative activities” over the forgery allegations.
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