Court strikes out FG’s eight-count charge against alleged fake agency DG, Adeyemi

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday struck out the eight-count criminal charge filed by the Federal Government against Adeniyi Adeyemi, who is accused of parading himself as the Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council.

Justice Mohammed Garba Umar struck out the charge following an application by the Federal Government, which said Adeyemi would be transferred to the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory for fresh arraignment.

At Monday’s proceedings, the Director of Public Prosecutions of the Federation, Rotimi Oyedepo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, moved the application seeking the termination of the case.

The development clears the way for the Federal Government to pursue the case against Adeyemi before the FCT High Court.

Oyedepo told the court that the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice had reviewed Adeyemi’s case file and the charge initially filed by the Inspector-General of Police, identifying some loopholes.

He said the documents allegedly forged by Adeyemi while operating the purported agency constituted offences that could be prosecuted by the FCT High Court rather than the Federal High Court.

The DPPF added that a fresh charge had been filed before the FCT High Court and that Adeyemi would be arraigned afresh without delay.

He urged the judge to strike out the charge in accordance with the law.

Counsel for Adeyemi, Ibrahim Angulu, SAN, did not oppose the application, following which Justice Umar struck out the charge.

Adeyemi, 38, was being tried in a case marked FHC/ABJ/CR/25/2025 alongside two other defendants, whose whereabouts were unknown, on charges bordering on conspiracy and forgery.

The two defendants said to be at large were identified as Femi, whose surname was unknown, and Anu, who was also identified without a surname.