The Federal Government on Monday filed fresh charges against Adeniyi Adeyemi, the Director-General of the alleged non-existing Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council.

Counsel to the Attorney-General of the Federation, Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN, informed Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja that the move followed a new case filed at the FCT High Court.

Oyedepo, who is the Director of Public Prosecutions of the Federation, accordingly applied for the existing charge to be struck out.

When the case was called earlier, he moved the application for its discontinuation.

He told the court that the AGF had reviewed Adeyemi’s case file, as well as the charge filed by the Inspector-General of Police, and found some loopholes.

The prosecutor argued that the documents allegedly forged by Adeyemi in the course of running the agency, which are said to be fake, could only be prosecuted at the High Court of the FCT and not the Federal High Court.

According to him, a new charge has been filed at the High Court of the FCT, and Adeyemi will be arraigned afresh without delay.

He urged the judge to strike out the charge as required by law.

Defence lawyer Ibrahim Angulu, SAN, did not oppose the application.

In the absence of any objection, Justice Umar terminated the charge.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adeyemi and his co-defendants, whose whereabouts are currently unknown, were being prosecuted on an eight-count charge brought against them by the police.

The charge, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/562/2025, accused the defendants of offences bordering on forgery and impersonation, among others.

The Federal Republic of Nigeria is listed as the complainant, while Adeyemi, 38, “Femi Surname Unknown” and “Anu Surname Unknown” were named as the 1st to 3rd defendants, respectively.

Police prosecutor Wisdom Madaki filed the charge on Nov. 27, 2025.

The AGF took over the case from the police on Sept. 30.

After Adeyemi was arraigned, Justice Umar ordered his remand at the Kuje Correctional Centre.

Court documents list the Chief of Staff to the President, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, as a witness, alongside Paul Emmanuel, Jeremiah Imoukhede and Ituah Sylvester.

Other listed witnesses include civil servants in the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (AGoF), Akimbo Shola and DSP Adamu Balongu.

Ojo Victor, Omeh Amarachukwu and Wakili Saidu, who were allegedly posted to work with Adeyemi at the non-existent agency, are also on the witness list.

The remaining witnesses are Mrs Joy Ngwoke, the owner of Kachi Hotel in Abuja, and Ven Okoriko, the pastor of St. Matthew’s Anglican Church, Maitama.

The documentary evidence the police intend to tender includes the police investigation report, Gbajabiamila’s petition dated Oct. 17, 2025, and Adeyemi’s fake presidential appointment letter dated March 8, 2024.

It also includes the note verbale Adeyemi allegedly sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the approvals he obtained to open accounts with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

Also listed are the request for approval of self-accounting that Adeyemi sent to the AGoF and the conveyance of approval for the take-off of the PFIPC.

Other documents listed by the prosecution are a letter requesting collaboration with the ministry on land acquisition and offices across the 36 states of the federation, the statements of all the witnesses and those of the defendants, and pictures.

In the court document, the police stated, “The prosecution shall, during the trial, call any other related witness or witnesses to prove its case.”

Adeyemi was alleged to have operated the fictitious agency from the 2nd Floor of the Federal Secretariat Complex, Phase III, Abuja, before his arrest.

President Tinubu had, on July 7, directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to also conduct a thorough investigation into the activities of the fictitious agency.

The ICPC, which was given 30 days to complete the exercise, has since concluded its investigation.