By Taiwo Scholarstica
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 alleged forgery, impersonation and related offences.
Adeyemi and two other defendants are facing an eight-count charge filed by the police. The charge, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/562/2025, was filed on November 27, 2025, by police prosecutor Wisdom Madaki.
The matter was initially scheduled for the defendants to take their plea on June 16, but the hearing was postponed after Adeyemi was said to be ill. Justice Mohammed Umar subsequently adjourned the case until Tuesday.
Court documents show that several top government officials and other individuals have been listed as prosecution witnesses. They include the Chief of Staff to the President, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, Paul Emmanuel, Jeremiah Imoukhede and Ituah Sylvester.
Also expected to testify are two officials from the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, Akimbo Shola and Adamu Balongu, a Deputy Superintendent of Police.
Other witnesses include Ojo Victor, Omeh Amarachukwu and Wakili Saidu, who were allegedly deployed to work with Adeyemi at the purported agency, as well as Joy Ngwoke, owner of Kachi Hotel in Abuja, and Ven. Okoriko of St. Matthew’s Anglican Church, Maitama.
According to the charge, the prosecution plans to tender several documentary exhibits, including the police investigation report, a petition written by Gbajabiamila dated October 17, 2025, and an alleged fake presidential appointment letter issued to Adeyemi on March 8, 2024.
Other documents include correspondence requesting a note verbale from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, approvals allegedly obtained to open Central Bank of Nigeria accounts, requests for self-accounting submitted to the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, and documents relating to the purported take-off of the PFIPC.
The prosecution also intends to present letters seeking collaboration on land acquisition and office accommodation across the 36 states, witness and defendant statements, as well as photographs.
The police stated in the court documents that “the prosecution shall at the trial call any other related witness or witnesses to prove its case.”
Investigators alleged that Adeyemi operated the fictitious agency from the second floor of the Federal Secretariat Complex, Phase III, Abuja, before his arrest.
President Bola Tinubu directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission to carry out a comprehensive investigation into the activities of the alleged fake agency, giving the commission 30 days to conclude its probe.