PFIPC Probe: ICPC Concludes Investigation On Adeyemi’
PFIPC Probe: ICPC Concludes Investigation On Adeyemi’
Adeyemi Mathew Adeniyi
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has reportedly concluded its investigation into the controversy surrounding the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC).
Sources within the anti-graft agency, who spoke with Daily Trust, said the report was being finalised for submission to President Bola Tinubu before the expiration of the 30-day deadline given to the commission.
The development came as the House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the council disclosed that it would brief Nigerians on its findings this week before submitting a final report to the House for legislative consideration.
Tinubu had, on July 7, 2026, directed the ICPC to investigate the circumstances surrounding the establishment and operation of the disputed council and submit its findings within 30 days.
Sources said the principal suspect in the controversy, the council’s purported Director-General, Adeniyi Adeyemi, had been questioned by ICPC operatives.
Adeyemi was reportedly interrogated on Thursday at the headquarters of the police Intelligence Response Team in Guzape, Abuja, where he has been detained since his arrest.
One of the sources explained that the interrogation was initially scheduled for Wednesday but was postponed because Adeyemi’s lawyer did not arrive on time.
The source said, “The prime suspect, Adeyemi, was supposed to be interviewed last Wednesday, but his lawyer couldn’t arrive on time. Because the police had other people to attend to, ICPC officials were asked to return the following day
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“The operatives went back on Thursday and interviewed him. Several other people had been interviewed before then. I think the report is being finalised now and will be submitted before the deadline.”
Suspect Seeks Reps Appearance
Adeyemi had earlier asked the House ad hoc committee to allow him to testify, insisting that he was being made a scapegoat for wider institutional and administrative failures.
In a statement issued on Sunday by his legal team, led by Festus Akhigbe, Adeyemi argued that the panel could not produce a complete report without hearing directly from him.
The statement read, “In light of the ongoing proceedings by the House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee, chaired by Hon. Yusuf Adamu Gagdi, we formally request that the panel issue the necessary administrative clearance to allow our client, Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, to appear in person and testify.
“Any investigative outcome or final legislative report produced without affording our client a direct hearing would be fundamentally flawed, incomplete and a breach of the constitutional right to a fair hearing.”
His lawyers maintained that it would have been impossible for one individual to create and operate a federal agency without the involvement or knowledge of government institutions.
