Fake agency: Reps uncover 58 accounts, probe N400m deal

The House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee investigating the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) has uncovered a network of about 58 bank accounts linked to its detained Director-General, Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, as well as an alleged N400 million transaction. These accounts were allegedly operated in the names of nine agencies, companies, foundations, and related entities connected to Adeyemi.

The committee's Chairman, Yusuf Gagdi, presented the preliminary report to parliamentary correspondents, stating that the findings raise questions about the ownership, control, and purpose of these organisations. While the committee has not concluded that every account, entity, or transaction is unlawful, it has identified similarities in the nomenclature, objectives, management structures, signatories, and banking relationships of several entities, suggesting a possible pattern of creating artificial credibility, soliciting funds, obtaining official recognition, or inducing members of the public to part with money.

The committee is currently tracing the destination of the funds, identifying the account holders and beneficial owners, and determining whether any public officer or private individual participated in, facilitated, or benefited from the alleged fraudulent representations.

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