Saturday, October 24, 2026

Alleged Fake Agency: Police to arraign PFIPC DG Adeniyi Adeyemi Tuesday

Mr Adeyemi was alleged to have operated the fictitious agency from the 2nd Floor of the Federal Secretariat Complex in Abuja, Phase III, before his arrest.

• July 12, 2026

The police will arraign the Director-General (DG) of a purported non-existing Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Adeyemi, in the Federal High Court on Tuesday.

The police in a fresh court document marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/562/2025, charged Mr Adeyemi and two others with eight counts of forgery, impersonation, among others.

The charge was filed on November 27, 2025, by a police prosecutor, Wisdom Madaki.

On June 16 when the case came up for the suspects to take their plea, Mr Adeyemi was said to be indisposed and Justice Mohammed Umar adjourned the matter.

According to the court documents, witnesses listed in the case are the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila; Paul Emmanuel, Jeremiah Imoukhede and Ituah Sylvester.

Other witnesses are civil servants working in the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGoF), Akimbo Shola and Adamu Balongu, a dputy superintendent of police, were on the list.

Also listed as witnesses are Ojo Victor, Omeh Amarachukwu, and Wakili Saidu, all of whom were allegedly posted to work with Mr Adeyemi at the non-existent agency.

Others are Joy Ngwoke, the 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 include the police investigation report, Mr Gbajabiamila’s petition dated October 17, 2025; and Mr Adeyemi’s fake presidential appointment letter dated March 8, 2024.

These also include the request for a note verbally by Mr Adeyemi sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the approvals he got to open accounts with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), request for approval of self accounting Mr Adeyemi sent to the AGoF and the conveyance of approval for take-off of the PFIPC.

Other documents listed by the prosecution are a letter of request for collaboration with the ministry in the area of land acquisition and offices across the 36 states of the federation; statements of all the witnesses and that of the defendants, and pictures.

The police, in the court document, said “the prosecution shall at the trial call any other related witness or witnesses to prove its case.”

Mr Adeyemi was alleged to have operated the fictitious agency from the 2nd Floor of the Federal Secretariat Complex in Abuja, Phase III, before his arrest.

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesdaydirected the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to conduct a thorough investigation into the activities of the fictitious agency.

The president gave the ICPC 30 days to complete the investigation.

(NAN)

We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.

More from Peoples Gazette

Nigerian Bar Association

States

Independence: NBA urges Nigerians to expect better future

The NBA said that ordinary Nigerians should be deriving benefit from the subsidy removal rather than hardship.

farmers

Agriculture

FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology

The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices

Katsina State

Politics

Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku

“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”

NationWide

Nigerian community in UK seeks support for family of 35-year-old man who died in his sleep

The community urged compatriots in the UK to support the family with prayers, love and comfort at this period.

NationWide

HOSTCON youth council backs Tinubu’s re-election

Mr Pathfinder urged the Federal Government to sustain effective pipeline surveillance.

NCDC

NationWide

NCDC mobilises 500 IPC alumni, media fellows for Ebola preparedness campaign

Mr Idris encouraged IPC professionals to inform state authorities about their skills.

INEC Photo (Credit: Punch Newspapers)

Heading 5

2027: INEC assures PWDs of inclusive participation in Zamfara

The REC stressed that the right to vote belongs to every eligible citizen.

Ilhan Omar and Trump(AI generated Image)

Heading 1

Ilhan Omar calls Trump ‘pedophile protection party’s president’

The Somali-born American politician insisted that her name had always been Ilhan Omar.

Kashim Shettima

Heading 3

Shettima inaugurates teaching hospital, schools in Borno 

Mr Shettima commended Governor Babagana Zulum for establishing the hospital.