Breaking: Gbajabiamila Takes Legal Action Against PFIPC’s Adeyemi, Details Emerge

• Femi Gbajabiamila filed a defamation suit against PFIPC DG Adeniyi Adeyemi at an FCT High Court over bribery and murder allegations
• The Chief of Staff to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is seeking N10 billion in general damages, N5 billion in aggravated damages, and N200 million in legal costs
• Adeyemi had alleged Gbajabiamila collected a N400 million bribe through a proxy and was linked to the death of an intermediary

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FCT, Abuja - Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has taken legal action against Adeniyi Adeyemi, the self-styled Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC).

Gbajabiamila filed a defamation suit before a Federal Capital Territory High Court over allegations of bribery and involvement in a man's death.

As reported by TheCable, the suit, filed after Adeyemi failed to comply with an earlier cease-and-desist demand, seeks a total of N15.2 billion in damages.

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Specifically, Gbajabiamila is claiming N10 billion in general damages, N5 billion in aggravated damages, and N200 million to cover litigation costs, along with 10 percent interest on any judgment sum awarded.

It also compels Adeyemi to publish a full retraction and apology in five national newspapers.

Gbajabiamila's position in court

According to Vanguard, Gbajabiamila is also asking the court to direct the defendant to pin the apology on all social media platforms and online channels where the alleged defamatory statements were published for 30 days.

The Chief of Staff, through his legal team from Pinheiro LP led by Kemi Pinheiro, SAN, described the allegations as false, malicious and defamatory.

Gbajabiamila said Adeyemi gave an interview to social media personality Martins Vincent Otse, known as VeryDarkMan, aired on Instagram, in which he acknowledged that he had never personally met Gbajabiamila and that all alleged contact had been conducted through Tanimola, who is now deceased.

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He then appeared on Channels Television's Politics Today on July 13, anchored by Seun Okinbaloye, where he repeated the substance of his earlier claims without withdrawing them.

In his statement of claim, Gbajabiamila described the allegations as "entirely false, baseless, malicious, reckless and wholly devoid of any factual or evidential foundation."

"The claimant has never met the defendant, never held any meeting with him and has never authorised any intermediary, representative, agent or proxy to demand or receive money on his behalf."

Beyond monetary compensation, Gbajabiamila is asking the court to declare the statements defamatory and to order Adeyemi to publish a retraction and unconditional apology in five national newspapers within seven days of judgment.

Adeyemi will also sustain that apology across all social media and electronic platforms for 30 consecutive days, delete every publication and recording containing the disputed allegations, and observe a perpetual injunction barring any further such publication.

IGP’s special forces arrested Adeyemi in Osun hideout

Recall that a Federal High Court in Abuja issued a bench warrant for Adeniyi Adeyemi after he failed to appear for arraignment on an eight-count charge of conspiracy, forgery and impersonation

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Nigeria Police Force Intelligence Response Team arrested Adeyemi in Osun State on Tuesday, with the Police confirming he was subsequently moved to Abuja via Ibadan

Adeyemi's counsel told the court his client feared for his life and had written to President Tinubu over alleged threats, but the judge ordered the arrest regardless.

Adeyemi claimed he borrowed N400m for Tinubu's appointment

Earlier, Legit.ng also reported that Adeyemi revealed he got a N400 million loan for his controversial DG appointment in a non-existent agency in the administration of President Bola Tinubu.

His claims of bribery and allegations have sparked widespread debate about Nigeria's institutional integrity and accountability.

Adeyemi made the claim in a viral interview, raising critical questions about the legitimacy of appointments and the role of government officials.

Source: Legit.ng