Breaking: Police Arrest Father of Alleged Fake Agency DG in Ogbomosho
- Father of Adeniyi Adeyemi arrested amid N1.3 billion 'ghost agency scandal' in Nigeria
- Police stormed Ogbomosho home, arrest family friend during operation
- Human rights lawyer questioned legality of substitutive arrests in Adeyemi case
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Ogbomosho, Oyo state - The police have reportedly arrested the father of Adeniyi Matthew Adeyemi, the man at the centre of the alleged N1.3 billion 'ghost agency' scandal in Nigeria.
Security operatives reportedly stormed the family's residence in Ogbomosho, Oyo state.
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Police arrest Adeyemi’s father
According to The Punch on Monday afternoon, July 6, Adeyemi's father and a family friend who visited the family that morning were arrested by the police, leaving the embattled PFIPC boss' elderly mother in shock.
The Guardian also reported the arrests. The development was confirmed by prominent human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN).
Falana said:
"The father has been arrested. There is no legal basis for substituted arrests. The young man has promised to show up in court, so why arrest his father?"
Alleged fake DG chides Gbajabiamila
Meanwhile, the controversy surrounding an alleged fake government agency has continued to intensify, with fresh developments fuelling public debate.
Amid the controversy, a video of Adeyemi resurfaced online on Monday, July 6, drawing renewed attention to the case.
The video, recorded during a press conference held in late June 2026, showed Adeyemi defending his claim to the leadership of the alleged Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) while challenging the position of the presidency and the office of Femi Gbajabiamila, the chief of staff (CoS) to President Bola Tinubu.
Presidential sources alleged that Adeyemi styled himself as the director-general (DG) of the PFIPC, which is also referred to as the Presidential Economic Advisory Council.
During the briefing, Adeyemi questioned how an agency described by the presidency as non-existent could appear in official budget documents.
According to him:
"The national budget does not emerge in isolation. It passes through multiple layers of technical drafting, executive coordination, ministerial inputs, Budget Office review, and finally legislative scrutiny by both chambers of the National Assembly.”
He argued that the inclusion of the agency in official budget documents raised questions about the integrity of the budget process.
“The question becomes unavoidable: At what point in this process did references to a non-existent agency allegedly enter the official record? And if they are indeed present in official documentation, what does that imply about the integrity of the process that produced and approved those documents?” he asked rhetorically.
Watch the full trending X video of Adeyemi addressing Nigerians on the controversial issue below:
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Gbajabiamila to remain as CoS
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that President Tinubu played down reports that Gbajabiamila may soon be replaced due to allegations of trading government appointments.
President Tinubu stated that he has “100% confidence” in the integrity of his CoS.
The Nigerian leader passed the vote of confidence on Gbajabiamila during the 4th federal executive council (FEC) meeting of his administration at the Council Chambers of the State House, Abuja. Tinubu requested that all “campaigns of calumny” against Gbajabiamila “must stop forthwith”.
Source: Legit.ng
