Police To Arraign Alleged Fake Presidential Agency DG Over Forgery, Impersonation As Tinubu Orders ICPC Probe
Police To Arraign Alleged Fake Presidential Agency DG Over Forgery, Impersonation As Tinubu Orders ICPC Probe
Adeyemi, alongside two other defendants, is facing an eight-count charge in suit number FHC/ABJ/CR/562/2025, filed by police prosecutor Wisdom Madaki on November 27, 2025.
The Nigeria Police Force is set to arraign the Director-General of the alleged non-existent Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Adeyemi, before the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday over allegations bordering on forgery, impersonation and other related offences.
Adeyemi, alongside two other defendants, is facing an eight-count charge in suit number FHC/ABJ/CR/562/2025, filed by police prosecutor Wisdom Madaki on November 27, 2025.
The arraignment was initially scheduled for June 16, but proceedings were stalled after Adeyemi was reported to be ill.
Justice Mohammed Umar subsequently adjourned the matter until Tuesday for the defendants to take their plea.
Court documents, show that the prosecution has lined up several high-profile witnesses, including the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, whose petition to the police reportedly triggered the investigation.
Other witnesses listed by the prosecution include Paul Emmanuel, Jeremiah Imoukhede, Ituah Sylvester, officials of the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAGF), Akimbo Shola and Adamu Balongu, as well as a Deputy Superintendent of Police involved in the investigation.
Also expected to testify are Ojo Victor, Omeh Amarachukwu and Wakili Saidu, who were allegedly posted to work under Adeyemi at the purported agency.
The prosecution further listed Joy Ngwoke, owner of Kachi Hotel in Abuja, and Ven. Okoriko, pastor of St. Matthew’s Anglican Church, Maitama, among its witnesses.
According to the charge sheet, the police plan to tender several documentary exhibits, including the investigation report, Gbajabiamila’s petition dated October 17, 2025, and an alleged fake presidential appointment letter issued to Adeyemi on March 8, 2024.
Other documents expected before the court include correspondence allegedly sent by Adeyemi to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs seeking official recognition, approvals allegedly obtained to open accounts with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), requests to the Accountant-General for self-accounting status, and documents relating to the purported take-off of the PFIPC.
The prosecution also intends to rely on letters allegedly seeking collaboration with government ministries for land acquisition and the establishment of offices across Nigeria’s 36 states, alongside witness statements, defendants’ statements and photographic evidence.
“The prosecution shall at the trial call any other related witness or witnesses to prove its case,” the police stated in the court filing.
Investigators alleged that Adeyemi operated the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council from the second floor of the Federal Secretariat Complex, Phase III, Abuja, before his arrest.
The case comes amid heightened scrutiny over the alleged activities of the organisation, which authorities claim was never legally established by the Federal Government.
Meanwhile, President Bola Tinubu has directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the activities of the alleged fictitious agency.
The President also gave the anti-corruption agency 30 days to conclude its investigation and submit its findings.
