A coordinated intelligence operation by the Nigeria Police Force ended on Tuesday with the arrest of Adeniyi Adeyemi in Osun State, bringing to an end a days-long manhunt.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that Adeyemi failed to appear before the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday over alleged forgery, conspiracy and impersonation.
This led to an arrest against him.
The arrest came hours after Justice Mohammed Umar issued a bench warrant against Adeyemi when he failed to appear for his arraignment on an eight-count charge filed by the police. The prosecution, led by Wisdom Madaki, urged the court to order his arrest, while Adeyemi’s lawyer, Genesis Francis, argued that his client had stayed away because he feared for his life.
According to Francis, Adeyemi had written to President Bola Tinubu, alleging threats to his safety and insisting he wanted to remain alive to defend himself in court.
Responding to the argument, Justice Umar said, “The court
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