File: Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana

The controversy surrounding the alleged Presidential Fiscal and Infrastructure Projects Council deepened on Monday as police operatives stormed the Ogbomoso residence of the family of Prince Adeyemi Adeniyi, the central figure in the ongoing forgery investigation linked to the purported council.

Our correspondent learnt that Adeyemi’s father, alongside a family friend who visited the family on Monday morning, was arrested by the police, leaving Adeniyi’s aged mother in shock.

The development was confirmed in a telephone conversation with our correspondent by Femi Falana (SAN) and a couple of eyewitnesses.

“Police have now stormed the house of the parents of Prince Adeyemi Adeniyi, Plot 3, Adeniyi Dynasty, behind Technical College, Road Safety Area, Ogbomoso.