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  • PFIPC: Court Orders IG, AGF to Grant Adeyemi Access to Lawyers

    PFIPC: Court Orders IG, AGF to Grant Adeyemi Access to Lawyers

    Precious Nwonu, Enugu

    The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) to grant detained political figure Adeniyi Adeyemi immediate access to his legal counsel.

    Adeyemi, who portrays himself as the Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), secured the order on Thursday, September 3, 2026, through a fundamental rights enforcement suit ruled upon by Justice Obiora Egwuatu.

    While the judge granted the request for legal access, he declined to approve Adeyemi’s immediate requests for release, bail, and specialized medical treatment without first giving the state a chance to respond.

    Consequently, the court ordered the IGP, the Nigeria Police Force, and the AGF to show cause within 72 hours why the remaining demands should not be granted, adjourning the matter until September 9 for the respondents to state their case.

    The applicant had filed an ex parte application seeking six distinct reliefs, including a mandate for his release from custody, bail pending the determination of the main suit, and an order allowing him unhindered access to medical practitioners of his choosing.

    He also sought an injunction to stop the police from interrogating him or collecting statements without a lawyer present. His sixth specific request asked for:

    “An Order that, for so long as the Applicant remains in custody, the Respondents do permit the Applicant unimpeded access to legal practitioners of his own choosing at all reasonable hours.”

    The court ultimately approved this sixth relief, directing that Adeyemi must be allowed to meet with his chosen legal team at reasonable hours while he remains in state custody.

    Adeyemi was arrested in Osun State in July after the Federal High Court in Abuja issued a bench warrant following his repeated failure to appear for his formal arraignment.

    He currently faces an eight-count charge bordering on alleged forgery, fraud, and impersonation stemming from his claim to lead the PFIPC an organization the Presidency has officially disowned and categorized as “fake.”

    According to the state’s prosecution team, Adeyemi allegedly forged an official appointment letter closely mimicking a document issued by President Bola Tinubu and signed by his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, alongside several other state documents.

    Adeyemi has consistently denied the criminal allegations, maintaining that the council is a legitimate entity. Ahead of this latest ruling, Justice Mohammed Umar had previously ordered security agencies to ensure Adeyemi’s arrest and produce him in court on September 30 for his formal arraignment.

  • President Buhari announces DIG as acting IG

     

    President Muhammadu Buhari has announced Deputy Inspector General (DIG), Usman Alkali Baba, as acting Inspector General of Police with immediate effect.

     

    Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi, disclosed this to State House Correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, yesterday.

     

     

     

    Buhari had on February 4 extended the tenure of Adamu for three months. Adamu, however, spent two months and three days of the extended period.

     

    Asked why the president did not allow the Adamu to last the three months of his extension, the minister replied: “The president is aware of this and you cannot take away that responsibility from him; he’s the one who is in charge of appointing or extending tenures.

     

    “He has now decided to appoint a new person. So, please, allow him that responsibility and we cannot do anything about it.”

     

     

     

    Dingyadi explained that the appointment of the acting IG followed a thorough check of a shortlist of suitably qualified police officers from the rank of DIGs and AIGs.

     

    He said all the shortlisted candidates were police officers, eligible for appointment as I-G, in line with Section 7, Sub-section 2 of the Nigeria Police Act (2020).

     

    “The tenure of the I-G Mohammed Adamu, which ended on February 1, 2021, was extended by theP president to enable a detailed process of appointing a new IG, in line with Section 15 (A) of the 1999 Constitution.

     

    “After a thorough check of a shortlist of suitably qualified police officers from the rank of DIGs and AIGs, who are eligible police officers, eligible for appointment as I-G, in line with Section 7, Sub-section 2 of the Nigeria Police Act (2020).And having regards to seniority, professionalism, record of service and competence, the president has approved the appointment of an acting I-G, in the person of Usman Alkali Baba, with immediate effect.

     

    “These changes are in line with the determination of the president to rejig the security architecture and to ensure that the security challenges bedeviling the nation are brought to an end.

     

    “The president has, therefore, charged the new appointee to rise to the challenge to ensure policing reform policy of this administration are fully prioritised and implemented to enable the police to perform most effectively for the peace and security of lives and property of all Nigerians,” he said.

     

    Born in 1963, the new police boss has a Masters in Public Administration from University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID), Borno State and BA (ED) Political Science from Bayero University (BUK), Kano State. He joined the force in March 1988.

     

    The Geidam, Yobe-born police officer, had held several strategic positions in the Nigeria Police.

     

    He had served as the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone-5, Benin, Zone-4 Makurdi and Zone-7, Abuja.

     

    He had served as the Commissioner of Police in charge of the Federal Capital Territory and Delta.

     

    Baba was promoted to the rank of DIG in December 2020 and was in charge of the Force Criminal Investigations Department (FCID).

     

    He holds a masters degree in Public Administration and a B.A (Ed.) degree in Political Science. A fellow of the National Defence College and a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, Baba attended several professional courses/workshops.

     

    He had also served as the Acting DIG in charge of the Force Finance and Administr ation as well as the Force Secretary.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Source: www.sunnewsonline.com