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Nigeria PFIPC fraud case deepens, appointment letter fake

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2026-07-29 16:48 UTC → 2026-07-30 04:48 UTC · added removed

The scandal surrounding investigation into the alleged self‑styled Director‑General Adeniyi Adeyemi’s claim to head a Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) has continued to unfold. On 15 July, self‑styled Director‑General Adeniyi Adeyemi was arrested reveal irregularities. After his arrest in Ibadan after a bench warrant ordered the ICPC to investigate the purported agency. President Bola Tinubu’s chief of staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, filed a N15 billion defamation suit alleging Adeyemi demanded a 48 % kick‑back on a N27.3 billion grant and circulated false statements. Adeyemi claimed to have paid ₦400 million (later ₦100 million) for bench warrant, a forged appointment letter, warned his life was in danger and called for an independent, multi‑stakeholder probe. A House of Representatives ad‑hoc committee subsequently uncovered identified at least 29 forged documents bearing counterfeit signatures of senior officials, including the President’s chief of staff. The panel panel, chaired by Yusuf Gagdi, summoned 13 civil servants, ordered the Inspector‑General of Police to produce Adeyemi, and filed eight counts of forgery, impersonation and operating a fictitious agency. High‑profile witnesses, such as the President’s chief of staff and Accountant‑General officials, are slated to testify. multiple forgery charges. On 29 July 2026, 2026 the committee, chaired by Yusuf Gagdi, concluded that Adeyemi’s committee formally declared the appointment letter and the alleged enabling act were fabricated. presented by Adeyemi to be fake, a finding corroborated by Head of the Civil Service Didi Esther Walson‑Jack testified to the documents’ inauthenticity, while police representatives attended the hearing. Walson‑Jack. Police officials clarified that Adeyemi failed to appear despite remains in custody under a 48‑hour directive valid court remand order, preventing his release without a court‑issued warrant. The Presidency has disowned the PFIPC, stating no appointment was issued and the council does not exist. The probe also noted that ₦1.3 billion was allocated to produce him. the non‑existent council in the 2026 Appropriation Act, yet no office space or staff was authorized. The panel committee has reconvened to continue its probe, inquiry, reaffirming earlier characterizations of the council’s creation as concerns about a serious breach of due process.

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  1. 2026-07-30 04:48 UTC Nigeria PFIPC fraud case deepens, appointment letter fake
  2. 2026-07-29 16:48 UTC Nigeria PFIPC fraud case deepens, appointment letter fake
  3. 2026-07-29 16:48 UTC Nigeria PFIPC fraud case deepens, appointment letter fake
  4. 2026-07-28 16:05 UTC Nigeria PFIPC fraud case deepens, forged docs uncovered
  5. 2026-07-26 13:55 UTC Nigeria PFIPC fraud case deepens, Adeyemi charged

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