The Nigeria Police Force is set to arraign the self-acclaimed Director-General of the non-existent Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Adeyemi, before the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday over allegations of forgery, impersonation and other related offences.
In a fresh charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/562/2025, the police filed an eight-count charge against Adeyemi and two other defendants, accusing them of forgery, impersonation and related offences. The charge was filed on November 27, 2025, by police prosecutor Wisdom Madaki.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that when the matter came up on June 16 for the defendants to enter their pleas, Adeyemi was said to be indisposed, prompting Justice Mohammed Umar to adjourn the case until Tuesday.
According to court documents, the prosecution has lined up several high-profile witnesses, including the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila; Paul Emmanuel; Jeremiah Imoukhede; and Ituah Sylvester.
Also expected to testify are civil servants in the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAGF), Akimbo Shola and Adamu Balongu, a Deputy Superintendent of Police.
Other witnesses include Ojo Victor, Omeh Amarachukwu and Wakili Saidu, who were allegedly posted to work with Adeyemi at the non-existent agency.
The prosecution also listed Joy Ngwoke, owner of Kachi Hotel in Abuja, and Ven. Okoriko, pastor of St. Matthew’s Anglican Church, Maitama, among its witnesses.
The documentary evidence to be tendered before the court includes the police investigation report, a petition submitted by Gbajabiamila dated October 17, 2025, and an alleged fake presidential appointment letter dated March 8, 2024, purportedly issued to Adeyemi.
Other exhibits include Adeyemi’s request for a note verbale sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, documents relating to approvals allegedly obtained to open accounts with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), his request to the OAGF seeking approval for self-accounting, and documents approving the take-off of the PFIPC.
The prosecution also plans to tender a letter requesting collaboration with the ministry on land acquisition and office spaces across the 36 states of the federation, statements obtained from witnesses and defendants, as well as photographs.
According to the court documents, “the prosecution shall at the trial call any other related witness or witnesses to prove its case.”
Adeyemi was allegedly operating the fictitious Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council from the second floor of the Federal Secretariat Complex, Phase III, Abuja, before he was arrested by the police.
NAN further reports that President Bola Tinubu had directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the activities of the fictitious agency, giving the anti-corruption commission 30 days to conclude its probe.
NAN
