FG Re-Arraigns Alleged Fake Agency DG Adeyemi Over ₦27bn, ₦3.8bn Claims
The Federal Government has re-arraigned the alleged Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Adeyemi, before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, on a 22-count charge bordering on alleged forgery, impersonation and obtaining money under false pretences.
Adeyemi was re-arraigned on Thursday after an earlier seven-count charge filed against him at the Federal High Court in Abuja was withdrawn on October 12 by the Director of Public Prosecutions of the Federation, Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN), who said the prosecution intended to transfer the case to the FCT High Court.
The new charge is being prosecuted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).
The commission accused Adeyemi of allegedly obtaining more than ₦27 billion to establish the purported agency and ₦3.8 billion for personnel costs.
According to the prosecution, the defendant allegedly secured the funds through forged documents, including a letter addressed to the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy.
The ICPC also alleged that Adeyemi forged documents purportedly signed by the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, appointing him as Director-General of the PFIPC. He was also accused of occupying office facilities at the Federal Secretariat Complex, Phase III, Abuja, in connection with the alleged agency.
The commission further accused him of forging a document addressed to the Accountant-General of the Federation, seeking approval for the purported agency to operate as a self-accounting entity within the government’s financial reporting structure.
It also alleged that he forged documents sent to the Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency to obtain a domain name for the agency.
The charge further alleged that Adeyemi gave ₦210,000 to Aminu Abdullahi, an Assistant Chief Technical Officer in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, to facilitate the allocation of office space without official authorisation.
He was also accused of giving ₦300,000 to Ogaba Harry, an officer in the Office of the Chief Economic Adviser to the President, to facilitate the release and handover of two official vehicles, a Prado SUV and a Land Cruiser SUV.
The ICPC further alleged that on July 29, 2025, Adeyemi collected ₦20 million from Oyekunle Gbenga, Managing Director of Divine Dopacy Nigeria Limited, under the pretext of a “project facilitation loan” for a purported ₦2.8 billion contract awarded by the alleged agency for the procurement of furniture and renovation of the Director-General’s official residence.
According to the commission, the alleged offences were committed between 2024 and 2026 and contravened provisions of the Penal Code, the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006, and the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000.
Adeyemi pleaded not guilty to the charges when they were read to him.
The prosecuting counsel, Fatima Bardi, subsequently asked the court to fix a date for the commencement of trial and order that the defendant remain in custody pending the proceedings.
However, his lawyer, Ibrahim Angulu (SAN), made an oral application for bail, which Justice Halilu Yusuf declined to entertain, directing the defence to file a formal written application.
Angulu requested a short adjournment, citing his client’s prolonged detention and health concerns. He told the court that Adeyemi had spent 155 days in custody and had received a medical report from the police clinic.
Justice Yusuf adjourned the case until November 9 for the commencement of trial and possible hearing of the bail application.