Forgery trial: NYSC disowns Ex-Minister Nnaji's discharge certificate, highlights four defects

The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, connected Tuesday disowned the certificate linked to a erstwhile Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Geoffrey Nnaji, telling a Federal High Court successful Abuja that it was not issued by the Corps.

The erstwhile curate is lasting proceedings connected six charges, among them alleged forgery of an NYSC discharge certificate and University of Nigeria, Nsukka, grade certificate.

Testifying arsenic the 2nd prosecution witnesser (PW2) earlier Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, the NYSC's Assistant Director successful the Department of Certification, Yusuf Abubakar Jumare, said an probe by his section established that the papers was fake.

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, is prosecuting Nnaji connected charges of certificate forgery and wealth laundering successful complaint No: FHC/ABJ/CR/389/2026.

The erstwhile curate is the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, campaigner successful the forthcoming Enugu State governorship election.

He was represented successful tribunal by a squad of lawyers led by Chief Wole Olanikpekun, SAN. Other members of the squad are Chief Ugwu Onoja, Bode Olanikpekun and George Ibrahim, each of them Senior Advocates of Nigeria.

Led successful grounds by Jimoh Abdulmumuni, SAN, Jumare said the section launched its probe pursuing a petition from the ICPC.

He identified 4 features which, helium said, showed that the certificate was not issued by the NYSC.

The certificate number, purport...