•Former President Olusegun Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday warned that Nigeria must never experience another civil war.

Obasanjo spoke at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta, Ogun State, while receiving a historical documentation on the Asaba Massacre from the Isama Ajie of Asaba, Chief Chuck Nduka-Eze.

Obasanjo noted that many of the factors that led to the 1967–1970 conflict still exist within the country’s institutions and among its people.

The work, titled Asaba Massacre, comprises a published transcript and an audiovisual documentary based on eyewitness accounts, recorded interviews, archival materials, audiovisual documentation and historical research.

Speaking during the presentation, Obasanjo, who served as a military commander during the Nigerian Civil War, said that he had always refrained from commenting extensively on the Asaba Massacre because the area was under the command of the late General Murtala Muhammed.

He commended Nduka-Eze for documenting the events, saying the work would contribute to preserving Nigeria’s history and preventing a recurrence of such tragedies.

“We pride ourselves that we preserve the past, we capture the present and we inspire the future. We capture the past, and this is the past; we want to capture it, we want to know about it,” Obasanjo said.

Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested former Minister of Science and Technology, Geoffrey Uchechukwu Nnaji, at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu.

The arrest occurred on Wednesday morning as the former minister attempted to board a private jet to Abuja.

Security sources confirmed that Nnaji was taken into custody by DSS officers at the request of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) over allegations of certificate forgery. He was subsequently handed over to the anti-graft agency.

The ICPC had reportedly extended several invitations to the former minister following petitions regarding his management of the ministry. When he failed to honour the invitations, the commission sought the assistance of the DSS to effect his arrest.

Nnaji resigned from his position as Minister last October under controversial circumstances.

Further details on the case are still emerging.

Former Minister of Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, was on Wednesday arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, shortly after arriving from Enugu aboard a chartered flight.

Authoritative airport sources confirmed the arrest, stating that Nnaji is expected to be handed over to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for interrogation.

The arrest follows an ongoing ICPC investigation into allegations that the former minister forged his academic certificates.

In mid-June, a Federal High Court in Abuja granted the anti-corruption agency leave to arrest Nnaji as part of its investigation into the alleged certificate forgery.

The court also authorised the commission to declare him wanted through national newspapers, social media platforms and other media channels.

(Vanguard News)