The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has uncovered further details of the alleged N30.8 billion fraud involving Adeniyi Adeyemi, who reportedly presented himself as the Director-General of the non-existent Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC).

Adeyemi appeared before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Maitama, Abuja, on Thursday, October 29, where he was re-arraigned on a 22-count charge bordering on forgery, impersonation, obtaining money under false pretences and other alleged financial crimes.

The fresh charges contain allegations that Adeyemi attempted to secure more than N27 billion from the Federal Government as a take-off grant for the purported agency.

He was also accused of seeking another N3.8 billion to cover personnel expenses for the organisation, which the prosecution maintains was never legally established.

The case is being prosecuted by the ICPC following the withdrawal of an earlier charge filed against him by the Federal Government at the Federal High Court in Abuja.

According to the prosecution, Adeyemi allegedly relied on forged government documents to give the impression that the PFIPC was an officially recognised institution operating under the Presidency.

The documents were reportedly used to seek government funding, obtain official facilities and establish administrative structures for the organisation.

The commission further alleged that some of the documents carried the purported signatures and authority of senior government officials, including the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila.

One of the major allegations concerns an appointment letter dated March 8, 2024, which allegedly presented Adeyemi as the Director-General of the PFIPC.

The prosecution claimed that the letter was forged and used to secure recognition from government institutions.

It also accused him of occupying office facilities at the Federal Secretariat Complex, Phase III, Abuja, where he allegedly carried out activities associated with a government agency despite the absence of legal authorisation.

The ICPC further alleged that Adeyemi produced a document presented as an official government legislation establishing the Presidential Economic Advisory Council and the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council.

The document was reportedly intended to make the organisation appear to have been created through an established legal process.

Another allegation concerns a purported Executive Order No. 5, dated February 24, 2023, which allegedly claimed to establish the PFIPC.

The commission maintained that the document was fabricated and subsequently used to give legitimacy to the organisation and its activities.

The prosecution also listed a document allegedly addressed to the Accountant-General of the Federation, with the heading “Re: Request for approval of self-accounting status”.

According to the commission, the document was allegedly prepared to enable the purported agency to operate within the Federal Government’s financial reporting structure. This would have allowed the organisation to function as though it had the necessary government approval and financial recognition.

The ICPC further accused Adeyemi of forging correspondence addressed to the Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA). The documents allegedly sought approval for the registration of an official domain name for the PFIPC.

The alleged attempt to secure government funding also featured prominently in the 22-count charge.

One of the documents reportedly presented to the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy contained a request for the release of N27,395,510,136 as a take-off grant for the purported Presidential Economic Advisory Council and PFIPC.

The commission also accused Adeyemi of attempting to secure N3,850,935,000 as the proposed 2026 personnel budget for the organisations.

It alleged that he prepared and used documents on purported State House letterheads to support the requests.

The documents were allegedly designed to convince relevant government offices that the organisations had been properly established and were entitled to public funding.

Beyond the alleged attempts to obtain government funds, the ICPC accused Adeyemi of using financial inducements to secure assistance from public officials.

One of the allegations concerns N210,000 allegedly given to Aminu Abdullahi, an Assistant Chief Technical Officer in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF).

The commission claimed that the money was provided “to facilitate the allocation of office space” at the Federal Secretariat without the required official authorisation.

Adeyemi was also accused of giving N300,000 to Ogaba Harry, an officer in the Office of the Chief Economic Adviser to the President.

The prosecution alleged that the payment was intended to facilitate the release and handover of two government vehicles, identified as a Toyota Prado SUV and a Toyota Land Cruiser SUV.

The commission further raised allegations involving a private company, Divine Dopacy Nigeria Limited, and its Managing Director, Oyekunle Gbenga.

According to the charge, Adeyemi allegedly collected N20 million from Gbenga on July 29, 2025, under the description of a “project facilitation loan”.

The money was reportedly connected to a purported N2.8 billion contract allegedly awarded by the fictitious agency for the procurement of furniture and renovation of the official residence of its supposed Director-General.

In a separate allegation contained in the fresh charge, the prosecution also accused Adeyemi of obtaining N380 million from Gbenga between May and June 2025.

The money was allegedly paid into an account belonging to World Entrepreneurship University Limited under the pretence of facilitating the same purported project.

The ICPC said the alleged offences were committed between 2024 and 2026. It listed 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, as the legal basis for the prosecution.

During Thursday’s proceedings, Adeyemi pleaded not guilty to all 22 counts after the charges were read to him.

The ICPC’s prosecuting counsel, Fatima Bardi, subsequently asked the court to fix a date for the commencement of trial. She also requested that the defendant be remanded in custody pending further proceedings.

However, his defence counsel, Ibrahim Angulu (SAN), made an oral application for bail.

Justice Halilu Yusuf declined to entertain the oral application and directed the defence to submit a formal written application before the court could consider the request.

Angulu accepted the directive but appealed for an early hearing of the matter. He told the court that his client had remained in detention for 155 days and was experiencing health challenges.

The defence lawyer also informed the court that he had obtained a medical report from the police clinic where Adeyemi had reportedly received treatment.

He urged the court to take his client’s prolonged detention and health condition into consideration when fixing the next hearing date.

Justice Yusuf subsequently adjourned the matter until November 9, 2026, for the commencement of trial and further proceedings.

Adeyemi was arrested in Osun State on July 14, 2026, following an order for his arrest after he reportedly failed to honour court summons.

He has remained in custody since then.

Adeyemi had also made allegations against Gbajabiamila, claiming that the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu received N400 million through a proxy to facilitate his appointment as Director-General of the purported agency.

Gbajabiamila has denied the allegation.

President Tinubu subsequently directed the ICPC to investigate the controversy.

The commission’s chairman, Musa Aliyu, had earlier disclosed that preliminary findings showed that Adeyemi was not appointed by the Federal Government.

The commission also said the purported appointment letter, gazette and other documents used to establish the organisation were forged.

Recall that on September 30, 2026, Adeyemi was initially arraigned before the Federal High Court in Abuja on an eight-count charge following investigations into the alleged activities of the PFIPC.

However, on October 12, the Director of Public Prosecutions of the Federation, Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN), withdrew the earlier charge after informing the court that the Federal Government intended to pursue the case before the FCT High Court.

The decision followed a review of the case by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, with the prosecution maintaining that the FCT High Court was the appropriate court to handle the alleged offences.

The earlier proceedings were subsequently struck out, paving the way for the fresh arraignment.