PFIPC Scandal: IGP Explains Why Alleged Fake DG Was Not Produced Before Reps

The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has explained why the alleged self-acclaimed Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council(PFIPC), Prince Adeyemi Adeniyi, was not produced before the House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee investigating the activities of the disputed agency.

The explanation was contained in a letter sent to the committee and read publicly on Wednesday by the panel’s chairman, Yusuf Gagdi (APC, Plateau), after Adeniyi failed to appear before lawmakers as earlier directed.

Gagdi said the police informed the committee that the suspect could not be brought before the National Assembly because he is currently being held pursuant to a valid court order.

“We have a standing rule. We are mindful of it,” Gagdi said while explaining the contents of the IGP’s letter.

“The first leg of the investigation is conspiracy and forgery, which is what has taken the man into custody. We are a respecter of the principle of the separation of powers.”

The lawmaker said he chose to read the police correspondence publicly to avoid the impression that the suspect had ignored the committee’s summons.

“I decided to read the letter so that members of the press would not say the man failed to show up. We have proceedings and procedures,” he said.

According to Gagdi, the IGP stated clearly that Adeniyi remains in custody because of a subsisting court order.

“The IG said the man is in custody because of a standing court order. He stated that the court remanded him, and that is why he is in custody. So, for him to be here, the court order has to be vacated before he can be brought to the National Assembly,” Gagdi explained.

He stressed that the committee would not interfere with ongoing police investigations or judicial proceedings.

“We cannot tamper with the ongoing investigation. We respect the good jobs the Inspector-General of Police, the Police, DSS, ICPC, EFCC and the National Security Adviser are doing, and we would not undermine the whole process,” he said.

Gagdi added that the committee would continue to engage the police and other relevant agencies as the investigation progresses.

“We will keep writing to you so that we have further reports and clarify grey areas. By next week, we can lay our report on the resumption of this case,” he added.

LEADERSHIP reports that the  House committee is probing 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.