Court sends alleged fake presidential council chief to Kuje prison
A Federal High Court in Abuja remanded Adeniyi Adeyemi in Kuje Correctional Centre after he pleaded not guilty to eight charges involving alleged conspiracy, forgery and impersonation. The judge deferred his bail application until October 12, when the substantive case is also due to continue.
The Federal High Court in Abuja has remanded Adeniyi Adeyemi, the alleged director-general of the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, in Kuje Correctional Centre after he pleaded not guilty to eight charges. Adeyemi, 38, was arraigned before Justice Mohammed Umar on allegations including conspiracy, forgery and impersonation. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice took over the prosecution from the Nigeria Police Force, with Director of Public Prosecutions Rotimi Oyedepo appearing for the Federal Government.
Oyedepo urged the court to remand Adeyemi after the defendant’s plea, saying he had joined issues with the prosecution and should face trial. Defence lawyer Genesis Francis asked the court to consider a bail application already filed and told the judge that Adeyemi had a medical appointment on Friday for an ailment he described as contagious. The prosecution opposed immediate release, saying the correctional facility had medical personnel and facilities to attend to Adeyemi.
Justice Umar declined to hear the bail application because of the number of matters on the court’s cause list and adjourned the case until October 12, 2026. The charges were initially brought against Adeyemi and two other suspects, named as Femi and Anu, who remain at large. One count alleges a conspiracy to forge official documents.
Another accuses Adeyemi of forging an appointment letter purportedly issued by President Bola Tinubu and signed by Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila. The prosecution also alleges that documents on presidential letterhead, requests for government collaboration and land and office accommodation, and papers concerning staff accounts and a purported economic advisory council were forged. Adeyemi is further accused of falsely presenting himself as head of a presidential investment body.
The Presidency has denied that the council was an established government agency. The ICPC later said the alleged appointment letter was fraudulent. Adeyemi has denied the allegations.
The prosecution plans to call witnesses including Gbajabiamila, officials, police officers and civil servants.
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