The controversial Director-General of the Presidential Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Adeyemi, is currently in detention at the headquarters of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) in Guzape, Abuja, where he is undergoing interrogation.
Adeyemi was arrested by operatives of the police Intelligence Response Team led by CSP Moses Lohor.
He was apprehended in Osun State, moved to Ibadan, and subsequently flown to Abuja on a private jet following a court warrant issued by Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja.
Authorities have described PFIPC as a “fake” Federal Government agency. President Bola Tinubu had earlier directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) to investigate the controversy surrounding the organisation and submit a report within 30 days.
A senior police officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed that Adeyemi is being questioned over allegations of unlawfully operating what was presented as a federal agency and other related
