Police cite court order over PFIPC suspect
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has explained that the alleged self-acclaimed Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), Prince Adeyemi Adeniyi, could not appear before the House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee investigating the activities of the purported agency because he remains in custody under a subsisting court order.
The explanation was contained in a letter to the committee and read by its Chairman, Yusuf Gagdi (APC–Plateau), after Adeniyi failed to appear before the panel as earlier directed.
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The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has explained that the alleged self-acclaimed Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), Prince Adeyemi Adeniyi, could not appear before the House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee investigating the activities of the purported agency because he remains in custody under a subsisting court order.
The explanation was contained in a letter to the committee and read by its Chairman, Yusuf Gagdi (APC–Plateau), after Adeniyi failed to appear before the panel as earlier directed.
According to the police, Adeniyi is being investigated over allegations of conspiracy and forgery and remains in custody following a court order remanding him.
Gagdi said the committee made the police correspondence public to clarify that Adeniyi had not deliberately ignored its summons.
“The IGP stated that the man is in custody because of a standing court order. The court remanded him, and that is why he is in custody,” Gagdi said.
He explained that the court order would have to be vacated before Adeniyi could be produced before the National Assembly.
The committee chairman said the lawmakers would not interfere with the ongoing police investigation or judicial proceedings.
“We cannot tamper with the ongoing investigation. We respect the work being done by the Inspector-General of Police, the Nigeria Police Force, the Department of State Services, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Office of the National Security Adviser,” he said.
Gagdi added that the committee would continue engaging the police and other relevant agencies to obtain further information and clarify outstanding issues before concluding its investigation.
The House committee is investigating how the alleged PFIPC secured office space at the Federal Secretariat and received a ₦1.32 billion allocation in the 2026 Appropriation Act despite claims that it was never legally established as a government agency.
Adeniyi is also under police investigation over allegations of conspiracy, forgery and falsely presenting himself as the head of the purported council.
