The Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out the eight-count criminal charge against Adeniyi Adeyemi, the alleged fake Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), following a request by the Federal Government to transfer the case to another court.
Justice Mohammed Garba Umar terminated the trial on Monday after the prosecution disclosed that the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) had reviewed the case and identified legal issues requiring a fresh arraignment before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The Director of Public Prosecutions of the Federation (DPPF), Rotimi Oyedepo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), moved the application seeking the termination of the charges.
Oyedepo told the court that the AGF’s review of the case file and the charges initially filed by the Inspector-General of Police revealed certain legal shortcomings.
He explained that the allegedly forged documents linked to Adeyemi’s operations fell within the jurisdiction of the FCT High Court rather than the Federal High Court.
According to the prosecution, a fresh charge had already been filed before the FCT High Court, where Adeyemi would be arraigned again.
Oyedepo consequently urged Justice Umar to strike out the existing charge to pave the way for the fresh proceedings.
Counsel to Adeyemi, Ibrahim Angulu (SAN), did not oppose the application.
The judge subsequently struck out the charge, bringing the Federal High Court proceedings to an end.
Adeyemi, 38, had been standing trial alongside two other defendants, identified only as Femi and Anu, whose surnames were not provided. The two men were said to be at large.
The defendants faced allegations bordering on conspiracy and forgery in the case marked FHC/ABJ/CR/25/2025.
The latest development means the prosecution will pursue the case against Adeyemi before the FCT High Court, where he is expected to face a fresh arraignment.
