Adeniyi Adeyemi and the PFIPC: Nigerian police arrest boss of fake agency

Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, who called himself director general of the purported Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), was arrested in Osun State after weeks on the run. His arrest followed a warrant issued by the Federal High Court in Abuja for forgery and impersonation. President Bola Tinubu had ordered a corruption investigation into the fictitious agency, which had secured a budget of almost $1 million. Police confirmed that the signature of the president's chief of staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, on the appointment letter was forged.