ICPC Re-arraigns Adeniyi Adeyemi for N30bn Fraud Charges

Adeniyi Adeyemi, the purported Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, has been re-arraigned by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on 22 counts of forgery, impersonation, and fraud. The charges involve an alleged N30.8 billion government funding request.

Adeyemi appeared before the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on Thursday and pleaded not guilty to all charges. The prosecution claims he forged official government documents to present the non-existent council as a legitimate agency, seeking over N27 billion as a take-off grant and N3.8 billion for personnel costs.

Allegations include forging a letter purportedly appointing him as director-general and using forged documents to obtain government office facilities and funds. He is also accused of bribing officials to facilitate office space and vehicle allocations, as well as obtaining N20 million under false pretenses related to a fictitious contract.