The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered security agencies to immediately arrest Adeniyi Adeyemi, the man accused of running a fictitious Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, PFIPC.
Justice Mohammed Umar gave the order on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, after Adeyemi failed to appear for arraignment on an eight-count charge of conspiracy, forgery and impersonation.
Police counsel Wisdom Madaki made the oral application for the warrant when the case, FHC/ABJ/CR/562/2025, was called and none of the defendants showed up.
Adeyemi’s lawyer, Genesis Francis, told the court his client feared for his life and had written to President Bola Tinubu. Justice Umar replied the court would “help him to stay alive” and directed that all security agencies arrest Adeyemi anywhere he is sighted. The matter was adjourned to Sept. 30.
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Adeyemi was first arrested by police on Oct. 27, 2025 at an office in the Federal Secretariat, Abuja, after the Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, petitioned the DSS and police over alleged forged presidential documents. The Presidency said investigators recovered fake appointment letters, letterheads and evidence of 34 bank accounts, including 9 in the names of non-existent government bodies.
The PFIPC scandal drew fresh attention after it emerged that an entity with a similar name was listed in the 2026 budget with an allocation of ₦1.3 billion. President Tinubu on July 7 directed the ICPC to investigate.
The police filed the charges on Nov. 27, 2025. Witnesses listed include Gbajabiamila, officials of the Accountant General’s Office, and others allegedly linked to the operation of the fake agency.
As of press time, there was no confirmation from police that Adeyemi had been re-arrested pursuant to the July 14 bench warrant.
