UNN, NYSC denied issuing Uche Nnaji’s certificates, investigator tells court docket

An investigator with the Independent Corrupt Practices and
Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has advised a federal excessive court docket in Abuja
that the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), and the National Youth Service
Corps (NYSC) denied issuing certificates allegedly introduced by Uche Nnaji to
the senate throughout his ministerial screening in 2023.

 

Yakubu Ibrahim, a superintendent of police and the primary
prosecution witness, testified on Monday through the trial of the previous
minister of innovation, science and know-how, who’s dealing with a six-count
cost bordering on alleged forgery, fraud and offering false info.

Ibrahim mentioned the ICPC investigated two petitions alleging
certificates forgery towards Nnaji and sought to authenticate his bachelor’s
diploma certificates in microbiology and biochemistry from UNN and his NYSC
discharge certificates dated May 15, 1986.

According to the witness, UNN responded that it didn’t
challenge the diploma certificates attributed to Nnaji, whereas the NYSC additionally denied
issuing the discharge certificates.

The investigator mentioned UNN additionally offered Nnaji’s educational
information, together with a withdrawal discover dated November 7, 1984, regarding a
course on the whole microbiology.

He advised the court docket that the college defined that
college students who didn’t get hold of the required grade after 4 makes an attempt had been
ineligible for a level.

During cross-examination by Wole Olanipekun, Nnaji’s
counsel, Ibrahim admitted that he didn’t go to UNN through the investigation
and couldn’t establish the place the alleged certificates had been solid.

He, nevertheless, mentioned members of the investigating staff
interviewed the college’s registrar.

The witness additionally mentioned the ICPC didn’t examine the place
Nnaji accomplished his nationwide service as a result of the NYSC had denied issuing the
certificates.

“The NYSC mentioned the certificates was not issued by it, which
was why we didn’t inquire the place he served,” he advised the court docket.

Olanipekun steered {that a} subsequent letter dated March
18, 1985, had rescinded the college’s earlier withdrawal discover. Ibrahim
agreed that the discover involved normal microbiology.

The witness additionally mentioned investigators invited Nnaji by e-mail
and WhatsApp after they may not find his handle. He mentioned the previous
minister was arrested on July 1 after failing to honour the invitation,
following which he made statements to investigators on July 1 and a couple of.

At the conclusion of the cross-examination, the prosecution
didn’t re-examine the witness.

Joyce Abdulmalik, the presiding decide, discharged Ibrahim
and adjourned additional listening to till November 3.

Nnaji is dealing with a six-count cost filed by the Independent
Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) over alleged
certificates forgery, false info and corruption.

He was arraigned on July 13 and pleaded not responsible to all
the fees.

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