{
  "id": 13960161,
  "title": "BREAKING: Court strikes out FG’s charge against fake agency DG, Adeniyi Adeyemi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/breaking-court-strikes-out-fgs-charge-against-fake-agency-dg-adeniyi",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T12:39:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/12/court-strikes-out-fgs-charge-against-fake-agency-dg-adeniyi-adeyemi/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the eight-count criminal charge brought against Adeniyi Adeyemi, the alleged fake Director General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC). Justice Mohammed Garba Umar terminated the trial on Monday, following the Federal Government's request and their intention to move Adeyemi to the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory for a new arraignment. The Public Prosecution of the Federation, led by DPPF Rotimi Oyedepo, argued that the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, found flaws in the case file, specifically that the forged documents were prosecutable in the FCT High Court and not the Federal High Court. The DPPF stated that a new charge would be filed at the FCT High Court, and Adeyemi would be promptly arraigned again. No objections were raised by Adeyemi's lawyer, Ibrahim Angulu, and the judge accordingly dismissed the charge. Adeyemi, 38, was being tried alongside two others, Femi and Anu, on charges of conspiracy and forgery.",
  "summary": "Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out the eight-count criminal charge brought against the alleged fake Director General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, PFIPC, Adeniyi Adeyemi, by the Federal Government. The judge on Monday terminated Adeyemi’s trial following the request of the Federal Government to that […] BREAKING: Court…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Court strikes out hospital’s bid to stop Adichie son’s inquest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/court-strikes-out-hospitals-bid-to-stop-adichie-sons-inquest",
        "published": "2026-10-12T12:24:06.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}