The controversy surrounding the alleged N1.3bn Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council scandal deepened on Monday as the Nigeria Police Force reportedly arrested the father of the council’s embattled promoter, Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, amid ongoing investigations into the alleged “ghost agency” linked to the Presidency.
Adeyemi, who claims to be the council’s Director-General, is currently standing trial before the Federal High Court in Abuja on charges of conspiracy, forgery and impersonation, while the Federal Government listed Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, and 10 others as prosecution witnesses in the case.
One of our correspondents learnt that Adeyemi’s father, alongside a family friend, who visited him on Monday morning, was arrested by the police, leaving Adeniyi’s aged mother in shock.
Senior lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) and a couple of eyewitnesses confirmed the arrest to The PUNCH in a telephone interview on Monday.
“Police stormed the house of the parents of Prince Adeyemi Adeniyi on Plot 3, Adeniyi Dynasty, behind Technical College, Road Safety Area, Ogbomoso,” Falana said.
