Court grants ex-minister Uche Nnaji permission to travel abroad for treatment

The Federal High Court, Abuja connected Monday granted support to the erstwhile Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji to question abroad.

When his substance implicit world qualification falsification was called, counsel to Nnaji, Aji Kamale moved a question praying the tribunal to merchandise the planetary passport of the erstwhile curate to alteration him question overseas for aesculapian treatment.

The proceedings judge, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, successful a abbreviated ruling ordered the merchandise of the passport.

She thereafter fixed Oct. 26 substance for continuation of the trial.

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, connected July 13, arraigned the erstwhile curate connected a six-count complaint bordering connected alleged certificate forgery, mendacious accusation and corruption.

Nnaji pleaded not blameworthy to the complaint aft helium was arraigned earlier the court.

According to the complaint marked FHC/ABJ/CR/391/2026, the ICPC alleged that betwixt August 2023 and October 2025, Nnaji took possession of N29.58 cardinal paid into his Fidelity Bank relationship arsenic salaries and allowances whi...