The Federal Government has listed the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, and 10 other witnesses in the criminal trial of Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, who is accused of operating a fictitious government agency and forging official presidential documents.
A copy of the eight-count charge filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja showed that Adeyemi and two others identified simply as Femi and Anu, who are currently at large, are facing charges bordering on conspiracy, forgery, impersonation and related offences.
The alleged offences were said to have been committed between 2024 and 2025.
Among the witnesses listed by the prosecution are Gbajabiamila and three officials from the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, alongside other government officials expected to testify during the trial.
According to the charge sheet, the defendants allegedly established and operated the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, which investigators described as a non-existent Federal Government agency, using forged official documents to give it legitimacy.
Count Two of the charge accused Adeyemi of forging an appointment letter purportedly issued by President Bola Tinubu and allegedly signed by Gbajabiamila.
The charge read in part, “That you, Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Mathew… forged an appointment letter purportedly issued by His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR… and signed by the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila.”
In Count Five, the prosecution alleged that Adeyemi falsely represented himself as the Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council.
The Federal Government further alleged that the defendants created a fictitious Federal Government agency and used forged documents bearing presidential insignia, official reference numbers and government seals to promote its activities.
An interim investigation report prepared by the Inspector-General of Police Monitoring Unit and filed as part of the court processes revealed that the investigation began after a petition from the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President.
According to the report, the Chief of Staff’s office raised the alarm over the activities of individuals allegedly forging appointment letters in the name of the Presidency.
“The attention of the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President was drawn to the activities of some individuals and groups who were fraudulently forging official appointment letters purportedly issued from the said office,” the report stated.
Police investigators alleged that the forged documents contained fake signatures, reference numbers and official seals and were used to create appointments into what they described as non-existent government bodies.
“The forged documents had falsified signatures, reference/folio numbers and seals, and were used to claim leadership appointments into non-existing entities, particularly one known as the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC),” the report added.
Investigators further alleged that Adeyemi used the purported appointment to present himself as the head of the agency and carried out official engagements with Nigerians and foreign nationals.
According to the police, Adeyemi also wrote to several Ministries, Departments and Agencies, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, requesting diplomatic assistance.
“The suspect went as far as writing to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, soliciting a Note Verbale to the Embassy of the United States of America to facilitate the issuance of entry visas for some of his purported staff members,” the report stated.
Police said Adeyemi was arrested on October 27, 2025, following weeks of surveillance and intelligence gathering.
Investigators subsequently executed search warrants at his office and residence in Suleja, Niger State, where they allegedly recovered several incriminating exhibits.
The recovered items reportedly included forged appointment letters, official letterheads, correspondence addressed to Ministries, Departments and Agencies, and documents bearing presidential insignia.
The police also claimed that during interrogation, Adeyemi told investigators that one Dolapo Babatunde Tanimola assisted him in obtaining the purported appointment letter.
However, investigators said subsequent findings revealed that Tanimola had died in a fire incident in Abuja before the investigation was concluded.
The Federal Government is expected to rely on documentary evidence and witness testimonies, including that of Gbajabiamila and senior government officials, as it seeks to prove the charges against the defendants before the Federal High Court.
