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Tinubu Orders ICPC Probe, Manhunt for PFIPC Forgery Suspect

7/10/2026

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Tinubu Orders Probe

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ordered the ICPC to investigate the alleged PFIPC and report within 30 days.
Police allege Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew forged letters signed by Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila to pose as PFIPC director-general, letting the council receive a 1.3-billion-naira ($950,000) allocation in 2026 Appropriation Act and obtain office space in Abuja.
Adeyemi has fled, prompting a manhunt, while he denies wrongdoing and claims council was created in 2024.

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Atiku Urges Inquiry

A federal court in Abuja will hear the PFIPC forgery case on 27 July, more than six months after police filed eight charges.
Former vice-president Atiku Abubakar has urged President Tinubu to establish an independent commission of inquiry that includes civil-society leaders, opposition parties and the Nigerian Bar Association.
Adeyemi previously misrepresented himself as president-general of a UN-affiliated World Youth Organisation in 2017.

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Gbajabiamila Announces Fraud

George Akume’s Office of Secretary to the Government processed a forged council request in November 2024, revealing a verification lapse.
Investigators uncovered that the phantom agency opened 34 bank accounts, filed a N27.4 billion FY 2026 budget proposal, took N400 million in bribes, and may have involved negligent Central Bank directors.
Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila announced the fraud in June 2026, six months after learning of it, prompting demands for an immediate Treasury Single Account audit.

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Tinubu Orders Probe

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ordered the ICPC to investigate the alleged PFIPC and report within 30 days.
Police allege Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew forged letters signed by Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila to pose as PFIPC director-general, letting the council receive a 1.3-billion-naira ($950,000) allocation in 2026 Appropriation Act and obtain office space in Abuja.
Adeyemi has fled, prompting a manhunt, while he denies wrongdoing and claims council was created in 2024.

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