{
  "id": 19157891,
  "title": "ICPC Files Amended Charge Against Adeyemi, Adds Four Civil Servants",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/icpc-files-amended-charge-against-adeyemi-adds-four-civil-servants",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T13:15:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/11/09/icpc-files-amended-charge-against-adeyemi-adds-four-civil-servants/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has amended charges against Adeniyi Adeyemi, who is falsely claimed to be the director general of the nonexistent Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC). The prosecution counsel, Sylvanus Tahir (SAN), informed the court that the number of counts has been increased from 22 to 36. Four additional suspects have been included in the new charge: Aminu Abdullahi, Ogaba Harry, Florence Omameh, and Patricia Akhigbe. Initially, the Nigerian police filed the case. Monday’s hearing, originally meant for Adeyemi’s bail application, was halted due to the charge amendment, necessitating all defendants to enter their pleas. However, Omameh's absence from court due to health issues prevented the arraignment. The remaining defendants were present in court. Tahir invoked Section 266 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) to argue that an accused must be present throughout the trial, except under specific circumstances, and requested a brief adjournment to allow Omameh to recover and enter her plea. Adeyemi's attorney, Ibrahim Angulu (SAN), did not object to the amended charge or adjournment, but reminded the court of his client's extended detention. Justice Yusuf Halilu adjourned the arraignment until November 18, ordering Adeyemi to be transferred back to the Kuje Correctional Facility and the other defendants to return to the ICPC detention facility.",
  "summary": "The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has filed amended charges against Adeniyi Adeyemi, the purported director general of the non-existent Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC).",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "Fake Agency: ICPC re-amends charges against Adeyemi, adds four civil servants as co-defendants",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/fake-agency-icpc-re-amends-charges-against-adeyemi-adds-four-civil",
        "published": "2026-11-09T11:31:46.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}