IGP Cites Court Order, Fails to Produce PFIPC Suspect

The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, did not produce the central suspect in a high-profile forgery investigation before a parliamentary committee on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, citing a subsisting court order. The suspect, Prince Adeyemi Adeniyi, the self-proclaimed Director-General of the purported Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), remains in police custody and was not brought to the House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee's investigative hearing in Abuja.

The committee, chaired by lawmaker Yusuf Gagdi, had issued a 48-hour directive on Monday, July 27, for police to produce Adeniyi. Representing the Inspector-General, Deputy Commissioner of Police Olufemi Akinola explained that Adeniyi is being held on a remand order from the Federal High Court related to criminal charges of conspiracy and forgery. Akinola stated that the police could not comply with the parliamentary request without first obtaining a production warrant from a competent court.

Chairman Gagdi read a letter from the police chief aloud during the session and accepted the explanation, emphasizing the committee's respect for the separation of powers and its intention not to...