The Nigeria Police are set to arraign Adeniyi Adeyemi, the self-acclaimed Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), before the Federal High Court on Tuesday over allegations of forgery, impersonation and related offences.
According to a fresh charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/562/2025, Adeyemi and two other defendants are facing an eight-count charge. The case was filed on November 27, 2025, by police prosecutor Wisdom Madaki.
The matter was initially scheduled for June 16, but proceedings were postponed after Adeyemi was reported to be ill. Justice Mohammed Umar subsequently adjourned the case.
Among the prosecution’s witnesses are the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, alongside Paul Emmanuel, Jeremiah Imoukhede and Ituah Sylvester. Also expected to testify are officials from the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, Akimbo Shola and Adamu Balongu, a Deputy Superintendent of Police.
The witness list also includes Ojo Victor, Omeh Amarachukwu and Wakili Saidu, who were allegedly deployed to work with Adeyemi at the purported agency. Joy Ngwoke, owner of Kachi Hotel in Abuja, and Ven. Okoriko of St. Matthew’s Anglican Church, Maitama, are also expected to testify.
The prosecution plans to present several documents as evidence, including the police investigation report, a petition submitted by Gbajabiamila dated October 17, 2025, and an alleged fake presidential appointment letter issued to Adeyemi on March 8, 2024.
Other exhibits include correspondence sent by Adeyemi to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, documents relating to approvals obtained to open accounts with the Central Bank of Nigeria, requests for self-accounting submitted to the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, and documents authorising the take-off of the PFIPC.
Additional evidence includes letters requesting collaboration with government agencies on land acquisition and office establishment across the 36 states, statements from witnesses and defendants, as well as photographs.
The police stated that they reserve the right to call additional witnesses during the trial if necessary.
Investigators alleged that Adeyemi operated the non-existent government agency from the second floor of the Federal Secretariat Complex, Phase III, Abuja, before his arrest.
Meanwhile, President Bola Tinubu has directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to carry out a comprehensive investigation into the activities of the fictitious agency and submit its findings within 30 days.
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