The Nigeria Police Force is set to arraign Adeniyi Adeyemi, a self-acclaimed Director-General of the controversial Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), before the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday over alleged forgery, impersonation and related offences.
Adeyemi, alongside two other defendants, is facing an eight-count charge filed by the police. Court documents show that the charge, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/562/2025, was filed on November 27, 2025, by police prosecutor Wisdom Madaki. The defendants were initially scheduled to take their plea on June 16, but the matter was adjourned after Adeyemi was reported to be ill. Justice Mohammed Umar subsequently fixed a fresh date for the arraignment.
The prosecution has lined up several high-profile witnesses to testify during the trial, including the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila. Other witnesses listed are Paul Emmanuel, Jeremiah Imoukhede, Ituah Sylvester, officials of the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, Akimbo Shola and Adamu Balongu, a Deputy Superintendent of Police.
Also expected to testify are Ojo Victor, Omeh Amarachukwu and Wakili Saidu, who are reportedly linked to the operations of the alleged fictitious 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.
According to the charge, the police intend to tender a range of documentary evidence, including the police investigation report, a petition allegedly written by Gbajabiamila dated October 17, 2025, and a purported fake presidential appointment letter dated March 8, 2024. Other exhibits include documents allegedly used by Adeyemi to seek approvals from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, requests to open accounts with the Central Bank of Nigeria, self-accounting approval documents from the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, and correspondence relating to land acquisition and the establishment of offices across Nigeria’s 36 states.
The prosecution is also expected to present statements obtained from witnesses and the defendants, as well as photographic evidence. Court documents further indicate that additional witnesses may be called as the trial progresses if the need arises.
Police investigators alleged that Adeyemi operated the non-existent Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council from the second floor of the Federal Secretariat Complex, Phase III, Abuja, before his arrest. Meanwhile, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the activities of the alleged fictitious agency, giving the commission 30 days to conclude its probe.
