The police have arrested the Director-General of the ‘fake’ Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Adeyemi at his hideout in Osun State.
Confirming the arrest on Tuesday, the spokesperson for the Police Command in Osun State, Abiodun Ojelabi, said Adeyemi was arrested by the Intelligence Response Team from Abuja.
Ojelabi stated that Adeyemi is likely to be transferred to Abuja later today.
“Yes, it is confirmed. The Intelligence Response Team from Abuja arrested him here in Osun State,” he said.
A video of the arrest showed Adeyemi dressed in a light blue traditional outfit while surrounded by security operatives.
Adeyemi was arraigned on Tuesday on an eight-count charge by the police.
However, when the case was called at the resumed proceedings, Adeyemi and other defendants were absent.
Wisdom Madaki, the lawyer to the police, subsequently urged the court to issue a bench warrant for Adeyemi’s arrest following his absence.
Adeyemi’s lawyer, Genesis Francis, told the court that his client feared for his life and had written a letter to President Bola Tinubu.
Justice Umar consequently directed all security agencies to arrest Adeyemi wherever he is found, and adjourned the case until September 30 for arraignment.
