The Federal Government has filed a fresh 36-count amended charge against Adeniyi Adeyemi, the alleged Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), and four other individuals over allegations of forgery, false representation and fraud.

Adeyemi appeared alongside his co-defendants before Justice Halilu Yusuf of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on Monday, November 9, 2026.

The amended charges represent an expansion of the previous 22-count case filed against Adeyemi by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).

The four additional defendants are Aminu Abdullahi, Ogaba Harry, Florence Omameh and Patricia Akhigbe, who are alleged to be public officials in different government establishments.

However, their arraignment on the fresh charges could not proceed because the fourth defendant, Omameh, was absent from court due to illness.

Prosecution counsel, Sylvanus Tahir, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, informed the court that Omameh was receiving medical treatment at a hospital in Abuja.

He subsequently requested a seven-day adjournment to allow her to recover and appear before the court to enter her plea.

Counsel to Adeyemi, Ibrahim Angulu, also a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, urged the court to consider a shorter adjournment to enable him pursue bail for his client.

Angulu further informed the court that Adeyemi had spent more than 200 days in detention.

In his ruling, Justice Yusuf adjourned the case until November 18, 2026, for the arraignment of all five defendants.

The judge also directed that Adeyemi be returned to the Kuje Correctional Centre, while the other defendants were ordered to remain in ICPC custody.

Allegations Against Adeyemi

The case centres on allegations that Adeyemi established a fictitious government agency known as the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council and falsely presented himself as its Director-General.

Investigators alleged that the organisation had no legal backing and that Adeyemi forged appointment letters and signatures attributed to the Chief of Staff to the President to legitimise his purported position.

He was also accused of occupying government office facilities at the Federal Secretariat in Abuja, holding unauthorised meetings with foreign diplomats and operating 34 bank accounts.

The anti-corruption agency further alleged that he exploited loopholes in the civil service system to secure a proposed allocation of ₦1.302 billion for the purported agency in the 2026 budget.

The investigation reportedly uncovered two other allegedly fictitious organisations linked to the case: the FCT Investment Promotion Agency and the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency.

The ICPC also recommended disciplinary action against some public officials suspected of assisting the alleged scheme.

The commission subsequently filed the amended 36-count charge, expanding the case to include four additional defendants.

Adeyemi has pleaded not guilty to the allegations and remains in custody as proceedings continue.

The allegations against all the defendants remain subject to determination by the court.