ABUJA, Nigeria — The Federal Government has filed fresh charges against Adeniyi Adeyemi, the alleged Director-General of the non-existent Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
The development followed the withdrawal of an earlier eight-count charge against Adeyemi and two other defendants at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday.
Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN, Director of Public Prosecutions of the Federation and counsel to the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), informed Justice Mohammed Umar that a new case had been filed at the FCT High Court.
Oyedepo consequently applied for the earlier charge to be struck out, a request that was not opposed by Adeyemi’s defence counsel, Ibrahim Angulu, SAN.
Justice Umar subsequently struck out the case.
Earlier, Oyedepo told the court that a review of Adeyemi’s case file and the charge initially filed by the Inspector-General of Police had revealed some legal loopholes.
He argued that the alleged forged documents involved in Adeyemi’s operations of the purported agency fell within the jurisdiction of the FCT High Court rather than the Federal High Court.
The prosecutor said a fresh charge had therefore been filed at the FCT High Court and that Adeyemi would be arraigned afresh without delay.
The court granted the prosecution’s request after the defence raised no objection.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adeyemi and his co-defendants, identified as “Femi Surname Unknown” and “Anu Surname Unknown”, had been facing an eight-count charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/562/2025.
The police accused the defendants of offences bordering on forgery and impersonation, among other allegations. The charge was filed on November 27, 2025, by police prosecutor Wisdom Madaki.
The Attorney-General of the Federation took over the case from the police on September 30. Following Adeyemi’s arraignment, Justice Umar ordered his remand at the Kuje Correctional Centre.
However, NAN reports that the whereabouts of Adeyemi’s co-defendants are currently unknown.
Presidential Appointment Letter Among Evidence
According to court documents, the prosecution listed several witnesses, including the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila; Paul Emmanuel; Jeremiah Imoukhede; and Ituah Sylvester.
Other witnesses include civil servants in the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, Akimbo Shola and DSP Adamu Balongu.
Also listed were Ojo Victor, Omeh Amarachukwu and Wakili Saidu, who were allegedly posted to work with Adeyemi at the purported agency.
The prosecution further named Joy Ngwoke, owner of Kachi Hotel in Abuja, and Ven Okoriko, pastor of St. Matthew’s Anglican Church, Maitama, as witnesses.
Documents listed as evidence included a police investigation report, a petition by Gbajabiamila dated October 17, 2025, and an alleged fake presidential appointment letter dated March 8, 2024.
Other items included correspondence allegedly sent by Adeyemi to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, approvals relating to the opening of accounts with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and a request for approval of self-accounting submitted to the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation.
The prosecution also listed a document conveying approval for the take-off of the PFIPC, a request for collaboration with the ministry on land acquisition and offices across the 36 states, witness and defendant statements, and photographs.
The police had stated in the charge that they could call additional witnesses during the trial.
Adeyemi was alleged to have operated the purported agency from the second floor of the Federal Secretariat Complex, Phase III, Abuja, before his arrest.
President Bola Tinubu had on July 7 directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to conduct a thorough investigation into the activities of the alleged fictitious agency.
The commission was given 30 days to complete the investigation and has since concluded its probe, NAN reports.
