… Court remands Adeyemi in Kuje Correctional center
The Director General Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC)
Adeniyi Adeyemi who was accused of faking the position was on Wednesday ordered by a judge of the Federal High Court to be demanded in kuje correctional center after he pleaded not guilty to eight counts charge.
The Federal government yesterday arraigned Adeyemi on the eight counts charge bordering on allegations of conspiracy, forgery and impersonation.
The Nigeria police filed the eight-count charge against Adeyemi in November 2025, alleging he conspired with two others still at large to forge presidential appointment letters, State House documents and other official correspondence linked to the agency.
The Attorney General of the federation however took over the matter on Wednesday , as Adeyemi pleaded not guilty to the eight court charge, before Justice Mohammed Umar.
After taking his plea, counsel for the prosecution Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN, noted that, by pleading not guilty, the defendant has put himself up for trial.
Oyedepo also stated that, In view of the defendant’s disposition before his arrest and arraignment, Adeniyi Àdeyemi be remanded in prison custody pending his trial.
However the defendants lawyer Genesis Francis, told the court of an application for bail filed and served the prosecution, which is already before the court and ripe for hearing.
Justice Umar, after listening to parties in the matter, adjourned the matter to October 12, for trial and to hear the bail application before the court.
On the last adjourned date, the trial court ordered Adeniyi’s arrest, after he failed to appear for his arraignment on the said day.
He was arrested about 24 hours later.
According to the charge, COUNT ONE reads;
That you Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Mathew “M’ 38 years of 2″d Floor, Federal Secretariat Complex Abuja, Femi surname unknown and Anu surname unknown now at large, on or about 8 day of March, 2024 within the Jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did conspire amongst yourselves to commit a felony to wit forgery and thereby committed an offence punishable under section I (2) (c) of Miscellaneous Offences Act Cap M 17 Law of the Federation of Nigeria.
COUNT TWO
That you Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Mathew M’38 years of 2ºd Floor, Federal Secretariat Complex Abuja, Femi surname unknown and Anu surname unknown now at large, on or about 8″ day of March, 2024 within the Jurisdiction of this Honourable Court forged appointment letter purported to have been appointed by his Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, President Federal Republic of Nigeria and signed by Chief of Staff to the President Femi Gbajabiamila and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 1(2) (c) of Miscellaneous Offences Act Cap M 17 Law of the Federation of Nigeria.
COUNT THREE
That you Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Mathew ‘M’ years of 2nd Floor, Federal Secretariat Complex Abuja, Femi surname unknown and Anu surname unknown now at large, on or about 8t day of March, 2024 within the Jurisdiction of this Honourable Court forged Presidential Letter Headed Papers and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 1(2) (c) of Miscellaneous Offences Act Cap M 17
Law of the Federation of Nigeria.
COUNT FOUR
That you Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Mathew ‘M’ 38 years of 2id Floor, Federal Secretariat Complex Abuja, Femi surname unknown and Anu surname unknown nown at large, on or about 8 day of March, 2024 within the Jurisdiction of this Honourable Court forged request for collaboration with the Ministry of the Area of Land requisition and offices across the 36 state of the Federation purported to have been issued from state House Abuja Nigeria and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 1(2) (c) of Miscellaneous Offences Act Cap M 17 Law of the Federation of Nigeria.
COUNT FIVE
That you Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Mathew ‘M’ 38 years of 2d Floor, Federal Secretariat Complex Abuja, Femi surname unknown and Anu surname unknown now at large, sometime between 2024 and 2025 within the Jurisdiction of this Honourable Court falsely personates as the Director General of Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 179 of the Penal Code.
COUNT SIX
That you Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Mathew ‘M’38 years of 2nd Floor, Federal Secretariat Complex Abuja, Femi surname unknown and Anu surname unknown now at large, on or about 8 day of March, 2024 within the Jurisdiction of this Honourable Court forged request for office space, purported to be from State House Abuja, Nigeria and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 1(2) (c) of Miscellaneous Offences Act Cap M 17 Law of the Federation of Nigeria.
COUNT SEVEN
That you Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Mathew ‘M’38 years of 2nd Floor, Federal Secretariat Complex Abuja, Femi surname unknown and Anu surname unknown nown at large, on or about gday of March, 2024 within the Jurisdiction of this Honourable Court forged request for approval of Staff Accounts status purported to have been issued from state House Abuja Nigeria and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 1(2) (c) of Miscellaneous Offences Act Cap M 17 Law of the Federation of Nigeria.
COUNT EIGHT
That you Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Mathew M’ 38 years of 2nd Floor, Federal Secretariat Complex Abuja, Femi surname unknown and Anu surname unknown now at large, on or about 8t’ day of March, 2024 within the Jurisdiction of this Honourable Court forged conveyance approval Re-Take off Presidential Economic Advisory Council / Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, purported to emanates from State House Abuja and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 1(2) (c) of Miscellaneous Offences Act Cap M 17 Law of the Federation of Nigeria