Fake Agency Scandal: How Adeyemi got police bail

Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, the acclaimed DG of the phantom Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, PFIPC, reportedly secured bail from police custody on 19 November 2025 after submitting a medical report to support his bail application.

“He got ill in police custody and was having an enlarged liver,” one police source told an online newspaper.

Since then, Adeyemi’s trial has been repeatedly delayed since he was charged by the police in November 2025 due to a series of adjournments arising from requests by the defence, court scheduling issues and claims of ill health.

Court documents and police case diary showed that Adeyemi was arrested by the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Monitoring Unit on 27 October 2025 and remained in detention for 23 days before he was granted administrative bail.

According to the records, he was released on 19 November 2025 on health grounds after submitting a medical report to support his bail application.

“He got ill in police custody and was having an enlarged liver,” one police source told our reporters, explaining the reasons for the bail.

The police subsequently filed charges against him at the Federal High Court in Abuja on 27 November 2025.

On Tuesday July 7, President Bola Tinubu ordered the anti-graft agency, ICPC, to investigate the scandal and submit a report to him within 30 days. The presidential order is, however, not expected to stop the ongoing trial.

How prosecution stalled

The case first came up for arraignment before Court No. 5 of the Federal High Court on 3 February, and was presided over by Justice Mohammed Umar.

During the proceedings, the prosecutor informed the court that the prosecution was ready to proceed with the arraignment, but the defence said it needed more time, saying it had only been served with the charges.

Although the prosecutors protested, saying the charges had been served two weeks earlier, the judge granted the defence’s request for more time. The court adjourned the matter until 11 February.

However, the case could not proceed on the adjourned date because Justice Umar was away attending a judicial workshop, and the court did not sit.

Both parties subsequently took a fresh date before the court registrar, with the matter rescheduled for 14 April.

When the case was called on 14 April, Mr Adeyemi was absent from court.

His lawyer presented a letter informing the court that the defendant was unwell and, therefore, unable to attend the proceedings.

Although the prosecutor opposed another adjournment, the court deferred the matter until 16 June due to the defendant’s absence.

Mr Adeyemi appeared in court with his counsel on the new date, and the prosecution again informed the court that it was ready to proceed with the arraignment.

However, the defence sought another adjournment after informing the court that counsel was ill and unable to proceed with the case.

The court granted the application and adjourned the matter to 14 July.

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