NIGERIA: Reps Give IGP 48 Hours To Produce Alleged Fake Agency DG

By Onoja Baba, Nigeria

The House of Representatives Committee investigating the operations of the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council has directed the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, to produce the self-acclaimed Director-General of the organisation, Adeyemi Adeniyi, before lawmakers within 48 hours.

The directive was issued on Monday during the committee’s resumed investigative hearing at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja.

The committee, chaired by Yusuf Gagdi, instructed the police to ensure Adeyemi appears before it by noon on Wednesday to assist its investigation into the activities of the purported agency.

The lawmakers are investigating how the PFIPC, which they said was not legally established, allegedly secured office accommodation in Phase III of the Federal Secretariat Complex in Abuja and received a budgetary allocation of ₦1.32 billion in the 2026 Appropriation Act.

Representing the Inspector-General of Police, Assistant Commissioner of Police Bashir Abdullahi appeared before the committee and confirmed that the Nigeria Police Force had already filed an eight-count charge against Adeyemi before the Federal High Court.

According to Abdullahi, the police began investigating the matter following petitions from the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President, alleging that Adeyemi falsely presented himself as the Director-General of both the Presidential Economic Advisory Council and the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council.

He disclosed that Adeyemi had been arrested and arraigned, adding that the matter was already before the court.

Abdullahi, however, declined to reveal details of the ongoing investigation, warning that doing so could prejudice judicial proceedings.

“We don’t want to say things that are under investigation. It is definitely going to prejudice the ongoing investigation and make people have opinions that may prejudge the outcome of an investigation or judicial decision,” he said.

Responding, Gagdi said Adeyemi’s appearance before the committee had become necessary because of the gravity of the allegations and the institutions allegedly affected.

“This committee clearly needs the suspected DG to appear before this committee. People’s names are involved. People’s integrity are involved. Institutional names are involved. Institutional integrity is involved,” he said.

“It is not an option now. We will need him here to confirm some documents to us in such a way that will not undermine our investigation to enable us to submit our report on time.”

The committee subsequently directed its clerk to formally communicate its resolution to the Inspector-General of Police.

“The committee hereby resolves that the Inspector-General of Police of the Federal Republic of Nigeria do kindly present Mr Adeyemi on Wednesday by 12 noon. That is the ruling of the committee,” Gagdi declared.

During the hearing, the police confirmed that on October 17, 2025, the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President petitioned security agencies over allegations against Adeyemi, leading to investigations and criminal charges bordering on conspiracy and fraud.

The police also confirmed receiving another petition alleging that Adeyemi falsely held himself out as the Director-General of both the Presidential Economic Advisory Council and the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council.

According to investigators, the suspect allegedly used the purported office to obtain accommodation within the Federal Secretariat, sought approval to recruit about 300 personnel, attempted to secure a $1.3 billion allocation in the 2026 Appropriation Act for the non-existent agency, and planned to organise a World Investment Summit under the platform of the purported council.

One of the major moments of the hearing came when lawmakers compared signatures on documents allegedly issued from the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President with authentic official correspondence obtained by the police.

Asked whether the signatures matched, the police witness replied that they did not.
The committee said the discrepancy strengthened suspicions that official State House documents may have been forged.

Gagdi further disclosed that investigators had identified about 29 allegedly forged documents, including purported approvals from the State House, the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, the Ministry of Finance and several other government institutions.

He added that representatives of many of the affected agencies had already appeared before the committee and denied issuing the documents attributed to their offices.

The committee chairman stressed that lawmakers would continue their investigation without interfering with ongoing police investigations and said the House would make recommendations to the appropriate security agencies after submitting its final report.