ICPC amends charges against fake PFIPC DG

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) amended charges against Adeniyi Adeyemi, the alleged Director-General of the nonexistent Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC). The ICPC added four new defendants, bringing the total to five individuals. Counsel for the prosecution informed the court that the amended charges, filed on November 3, expanded the case into a joint trial.

However, the arraignment proceedings were delayed due to the unavailability of one of the defendants, Florence Omameh, who was reportedly hospitalized. The trial judge granted an adjournment until November 18 to allow her to recover and attend the arraignment. The amended charges retain the original allegations of forgery, impersonation, and fraud against Adeyemi, as well as additional charges of corruption, abuse of office, impersonation, criminal conspiracy, and giving gratification to public officers.