Court Strikes Out Eight-Count Charge Against Alleged Fake PFIPC DG Adeyemi
Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out the eight-count criminal charge filed by the Federal Government against Adeniyi Adeyemi, who is accused of posing as the Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC).
The judge terminated the trial on Monday following an application by the Federal Government, which said Adeyemi would be transferred to the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for a fresh arraignment.
At the proceedings, the Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation (DPPF), Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN, moved an application seeking the termination of the charges.
Oyedepo told the court that the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, had reviewed the case file and the charges filed by the Inspector-General of Police and discovered some legal loopholes.
He explained that the documents allegedly forged by Adeyemi while operating the purported agency fell within the jurisdiction of the High Court of the FCT rather than the Federal High Court.
According to the DPPF, a fresh charge had already been filed at the High Court of the FCT, where Adeyemi would be arraigned again as soon as possible.
Oyedepo consequently urged Justice Umar to strike out the existing charge in accordance with the law.
Counsel to Adeyemi, Ibrahim Angulu, SAN, did not oppose the application. The judge subsequently granted the request and struck out the charge.
Adeyemi, 38, had been standing trial alongside two other defendants who are reportedly at large. The charges against them border on conspiracy and forgery.
The two other suspects were identified as Femi and Anu, with their surnames not disclosed.
The charge, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/25/2025, was filed against Adeyemi by the Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation.
