Reported by: Ijeoma G | Edited by: Oravbiere Osayomore Promise.
The Inspector-General of Police is set to arraign Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, the self-styled Director-General of the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), before a Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, 14 July 2026, alongside two other defendants, on an eight-count charge bordering on forgery, impersonation and related offences. The police, in a fresh court document marked FHC/ABJ/CR/562/2025, filed the charges against Adeyemi and two others on 27 November 2025, by police prosecutor Wisdom Madaki. The case had initially been scheduled for 16 June 2026, but Adeyemi was said to be indisposed, prompting Justice Mohammed Umar to adjourn the matter.
According to court documents, the prosecution has listed the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, as one of the key witnesses in the case. Other witnesses include Paul Emmanuel, Jeremiah Imoukhede, Ituah Sylvester, two civil servants from the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, Akimbo Shola and Adamu Balongu, and a Deputy Superintendent of Police. Also listed are Ojo Victor, Omeh Amarachukwu, and Wakili Saidu, who were allegedly posted to work with Adeyemi at the fictitious agency, as well as Joy Ngwoke, owner of Kachi Hotel in Abuja, and Ven Okoriko, the pastor of St. Matthew's Anglican Church, Maitama.
The documentary evidence expected to be tendered by the police includes the police investigation report, Gbajabiamila's petition dated 17 October 2025, and Adeyemi's alleged fake presidential appointment letter dated 8 March 2024. Other exhibits include Adeyemi's request for a note verbale sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, approvals allegedly obtained to open accounts with the Central Bank of Nigeria, a request for self-accounting submitted to the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, and documents conveying approval for the take-off of the PFIPC. The prosecution also listed a letter requesting collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on land acquisition and office spaces across the 36 states, as well as statements from witnesses and the defendants.
Adeyemi was first arrested on 27 October 2025 by the police Monitoring Unit following a petition from Gbajabiamila's office and was held for 23 days before his release. According to the Presidency, investigators found that he operated 34 bank accounts, nine of which were tied to fictitious agencies, and had secured office space at the Federal Secretariat Complex in Abuja, Phase III. The PFIPC later surfaced with a N1.3 billion allocation in the 2026 Appropriation Act, triggering a national controversy over how a disowned agency made it into the national budget. The Senate has denied inserting the budget line, and President Bola Tinubu has directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to conduct a thorough investigation into the activities of the fictitious agency, giving the commission 30 days to complete the probe.
Adeyemi has maintained his innocence, accused Gbajabiamila of demanding a cut of the agency's funds, and said he is ready to face trial. His case had earlier stalled through several adjournments; the Presidency separately says the matter is billed to return to court on 27 July.
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