BREAKING: Court strikes out FG’s charges against fake PFIPC DG
A Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out the eight-count criminal charge filed by the Federal Government against Adeniyi Adeyemi, an alleged fake DG. Read More: https://punchng.com/breaking-court-strikes-out-fgs-charges-against-fake-pfipc-dg/
On Monday, the Federal High Court in Abuja dismissed the eight-count criminal charge against Adeniyi Adeyemi, the alleged fake Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC). Justice Mohammed Garba Umar granted the Federal Government's request for a transfer of Adeyemi to the FCT High Court for fresh arraignment.
The Director of Public Prosecutions of the Federation, Rotimi Oyedepo, argued that the Attorney-General of the Federation had reviewed the case file and identified loopholes in the initial charge filed by the Inspector-General of Police. Oyedepo stated that the forged documents created by Adeyemi amounted to offenses that could be prosecuted by the FCT High Court instead of the Federal High Court.
The Prosecution further revealed that a new charge had been filed before the FCT High Court, and Adeyemi would be arraigned afresh without further delay. Adeyemi, who was charged alongside two other defendants, was being tried for conspiracy and forgery.
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