PFIPC Saga : Police Details ‘Fake Agency’ Operations
Police interim investigation report has revealed how operatives uncovered an alleged forgery and impersonation syndicate built around the disputed Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PIFPC).
The document, titled, “Police Interim Investigation Report: Activities of Fraudsters/Imposters Forging Official Appointment Letters Purportedly from the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President,” detailed the steps taken by investigators after the petition was submitted to the Inspector-General of Police on October 17, 2025.
The report said the investigation followed a petition from the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President over alleged forged appointment letters and official documents used to present the PFIPC as a legitimate federal government agency.
According to reports, the preliminary findings showed that the documents contained allegedly falsified signatures, reference numbers, official seals and the Nigerian Coat of Arms.
The documents were said to have been used to create the impression that individuals had been appointed into the PFIPC.
Police identified Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Mathew as the principal suspect in the investigation.
He allegedly presented himself as the Director-General of the council and operated from an office within the Federal Secretariat Complex, Phase III, Abuja.
Investigators claimed that Adeyemi held meetings with Nigerians and foreign nationals while posing as the head of a federal agency.
He was also alleged to have written to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs requesting a Note Verbale to the United States Embassy to facilitate visa applications for individuals presented as employees of the council.
The report said Adeyemi was arrested on October 27, 2025, at the Federal Secretariat office from which he allegedly operated.
Following his arrest, police officers executed search warrants at the Federal Secretariat office and his residence at APC Quarters, Suleja, Niger State.
The report said investigators recovered alleged forged appointment letters, official letterheads, correspondence addressed to ministries, departments and agencies, and other materials considered relevant to the investigation.
Adeyemi allegedly told investigators that one Dolapo Babatunde Tanimola helped him obtain the disputed appointment letter naming him Director-General of the PFIPC.
Police, however, said further investigation established that Tanimola died in a fire incident at Kachi Hotel, Utako, Abuja, before Adeyemi’s arrest.
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