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Adeniyi Adeyemi to Face Court Over Alleged Forgery, Impersonation as Police File Eight-Count Charge
Convener of the disputed Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Adeyemi, is scheduled to appear before the Federal High Court in Abuja on July 27, 2027, to answer allegations bordering on forgery, impersonation and conspiracy.
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) filed an eight-count charge against Adeyemi and two other suspects identified only as Femi and Anu on November 27, 2025. The surnames of the two co-defendants were listed as unknown in the charge sheet, with the police stating that they remain at large.
The charges were instituted by Wisdom Madaki, a prosecuting counsel in the Directorate of Legal Services at the Force Headquarters, Abuja.
According to the charge sheet, the police accused the defendants of conspiring to forge official presidential documents and using them to promote and legitimise the activities of the alleged Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council.
Investigators alleged that the suspects forged presidential letterheaded papers, appointment letters purportedly issued by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and signed by the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, as well as several official requests allegedly originating from the State House in Abuja.
Among the documents allegedly forged were requests for collaboration relating to land requisition and office allocation across the 36 states of the federation, requests for office space, approval of staff account status, and conveyance approval for the take-off of the Presidential Economic Advisory Council and the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council.
The Presidency had earlier disclosed that the Chief of Staff to the President alerted the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigeria Police Force in October 2025 after complaints emerged that the purported agency was operating alongside the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC).
According to the Presidency, forged appointment letters bearing the Chief of Staff’s signature, reference numbers and official seals were allegedly being used to give legitimacy to the organisation.
Despite the allegations, Adeyemi has consistently denied any wrongdoing and maintained that he would defend himself before the court.
According to the charge sheet, the eight counts include:
Count One: Conspiracy to commit forgery, contrary to Section 1(2)(c) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act.
Count Two: Alleged forgery of an appointment letter purportedly issued by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and signed by Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila.
Count Three: Alleged forgery of presidential letterheaded papers.
Count Four: Alleged forgery of a request for collaboration concerning land requisition and offices across the 36 states, purportedly issued from the State House.
Count Five: Alleged false personation as the Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, contrary to Section 179 of the Penal Code.
Count Six: Alleged forgery of a request for office space purportedly issued from the State House.
Count Seven: Alleged forgery of a request seeking approval of staff account status purportedly originating from the State House.
Count Eight: Alleged forgery of a conveyance approval for the take-off of the Presidential Economic Advisory Council and the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, purportedly issued from the State House.
The case is expected to attract significant public attention when proceedings commence, as it centres on allegations of the use of forged presidential documents and the alleged operation of a fictitious government agency. Adeyemi is expected to formally respond to the charges when he appears before the Federal High Court later this month.