Adeniyi Adeyemi Faces N30bn Fraud Charges in Abuja Court

Adeniyi Adeyemi was re-arraigned on October 29 before the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja, facing 22 counts of forgery, impersonation, and fraud related to an alleged N30.8 billion government funding request. This follows a previous case where a Federal High Court had struck out an eight-count charge against him at the request of the federal government.

Adeyemi pleaded not guilty to all charges. The prosecution alleges that he forged official government documents to create a non-existent council, seeking over N27 billion as a take-off grant and N3.8 billion for personnel costs.

He is accused of using forged documents allegedly signed by Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, to establish his role as the council's director-general. Specific charges include forging a letter dated March 8, 2024, and correspondence to the Accountant-General of the Federation and the Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency to facilitate fraudulent operations.