BREAKING: Court strikes out FG’s charges against fake PFIPC DG

The Federal High Court in Abuja dismissed the eight-count criminal charge brought against Adeniyi Adeyemi, the supposed fake Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, on Monday. Justice Mohammed Garba Umar ruled against the Federal Government's application to proceed with the case. The Director of Public Prosecutions, Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN, argued that the Attorney-General of the Federation had reviewed the case and found several flaws in the charges initially filed by the Inspector-General of Police.

These flaws led to the conclusion that the alleged forged documents constituted offenses that could be prosecuted by the FCT High Court, not the Federal High Court. The DPP further stated that a new charge had been filed before the FCT High Court, and Adeyemi would be arraigned afresh without delay. Adeyemi's defense attorney, Ibrahim Angulu, SAN, did not oppose the application, leading to the judge's decision to strike out the charge.

Adeyemi, 38, was among three defendants charged with conspiracy and forgery. The other two, Femi and Anu, whose last names were not disclosed, were at large. Nathaniel Shaibu, a correspondent at The PUNCH, covered the story, reporting on various aspects of Nigerian politics, security, and judicial matters.