IGP Explains Why Police Could Not Produce Self-Acclaimed PFIPC DG Adeyemi Before Reps Committee
ABUJA – The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has explained why the Nigeria Police Force could not produce Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, the self-acclaimed Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), before the House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee investigating the activities of the controversial body.
Adeyemi was scheduled to appear before the committee on Wednesday following a 48-hour ultimatum issued on Monday by the panel chaired by Rep. Yusuf Gagdi, representing Kanke/Kanam/Pankshin Federal Constituency of Plateau State. The committee is probing how the PFIPC, despite not being established by law, allegedly secured office accommodation in Phase III of the Federal Secretariat Complex in Abuja and received a budgetary allocation of N1.32bn in the 2026 Appropriation Act.
At the resumed investigative hearing on Wednesday, the IGP was represented by the Deputy Director at the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Olufemi Akinola, who appeared alongside Assistant Commissioner of Police Bashir Abdullahi.
Addressing the lawmakers, Akinola explained that Adeyemi could not be produced because he is currently being held pursuant to a valid order of the Federal High Court.
He told the committee that the Police would require a production warrant or other appropriate order from the court before it could comply with the legislative directive.
“We are here to convey the confidence of the Inspector-General of Police. The Nigeria Police Force may not be able to produce the suspect as requested in view of the subsisting warrant. The Nigeria Police Force recognises the constitutional oversight powers of the National Assembly and remains committed to cooperating with the committee in the discharge of its mandate.
“However, in this case, it will be appreciated if a production warrant could be obtained from a court of competent jurisdiction to enable the police to comply with this request,” Akinola said.
In his response, Chairman of the Committee, Yusuf Gagdi, accepted the explanation and assured the Police that the committee would take necessary legal steps to obtain the required court order. He pledged that the committee would communicate with the Office of the Inspector-General as soon as the order is secured.
The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, had earlier informed the panel that although investigations were ongoing, the police had already filed an eight-count charge against Adeyemi before the Federal High Court.
The House constituted the ad-hoc committee to investigate the activities of the purported PFIPC following allegations that it operated without legal backing while presenting itself as a Federal Government agency.
During earlier sittings, key government institutions, including the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Budget Office of the Federation, informed the committee that they neither recognised the council nor had any official dealings with it.
The Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs also dissociated itself from the council, stating that security checks confirmed Adeyemi was unknown to the Federal Government and that the ministry had never had any official interaction or engagement with the PFIPC or its purported Director-General.
The committee’s ongoing investigation is expected to establish the circumstances surrounding the creation and operations of the body, identify those responsible, and recommend appropriate legislative and legal actions.
