{
  "id": 13975148,
  "title": "Court Strikes Out Forgery Charge Against ‘Fake Agency’ DG, Adeniyi Adeyemi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/court-strikes-out-forgery-charge-against-fake-agency-dg-adeniyi",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T14:14:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/10/12/court-strikes-out-forgery-charge-against-fake-agency-dg-adeniyi-adeyemi/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Abuja's Federal High Court judge Mohammed Umar dismissed the criminal charges against Adeniyi Adeyemi, the alleged fake Director General (DG) of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), on Monday. The charges, totaling eight counts, were brought against Adeyemi for conspiracy and forgery. The Federal Government formally withdrew the charges, leading to their termination by Justice Umar. The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice had reviewed the case file of Adeyemi and found loopholes in the charges filed by the Inspector General of Police (IGP). It was discovered that the forged documents could only be prosecuted in the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), not the Federal High Court. A new charge was filed at the FCT High Court, and Adeyemi would be arraigned again. Justice Umar followed the DPPF's request to strike out the charge. The two other defendants, Femi and Anu, were also being tried on similar charges but are currently at large. The original charge was recorded as FHC/ABJ/CR/25/2025.",
  "summary": "Alex Enumah in Abuja Justice Mohammed Umar of a Federal High Court, Abuja on Monday, struck out the eight-count criminal charge brought against the alleged fake Director General (DG) of",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Ripples Nigeria",
        "title": "Temporary relief for DG of fake agency, PFIPC, Adeyemi as court strikes out charges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/temporary-relief-for-dg-of-fake-agency-pfipc-adeyemi-as-court-strikes",
        "published": "2026-10-12T14:13:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
        "title": "PFIPC scandal: FG seeks fresh arraignment of Adeyemi as court strikes out eight-count charge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/pfipc-scandal-fg-seeks-fresh-arraignment-of-adeyemi-as-court-strikes",
        "published": "2026-10-12T14:37:23.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}