THE House of Representatives Committee investigating the alleged operation of a fake presidential agency has ordered the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, to produce the alleged mastermind, Mr. Adeyemi Martin, before the panel by 12 noon on Wednesday.
News Point Nigeria reports that the directive was issued on Monday after the Nigeria Police Force confirmed key aspects of its ongoing criminal investigation, including petitions from the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President alleging that Adeyemi fraudulently presented himself as the Director-General of the purported Presidential Economic Advisory Council and the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council.
The Chairman of the committee, Rep. Yusuf Gagdi, ruled that Adeyemi’s appearance had become necessary in view of the seriousness of the allegations and their implications for individuals, public institutions and government integrity.
“This committee clearly needs the suspected DG to appear before this committee,” Gagdi said.
“People’s names are involved. People’s integrity is involved. Institutional names are involved. Institutional integrity is involved.”
He added, “It is not an option now. We will need him here to confirm some documents to us in such a way that will not undermine our investigation to enable us to submit our report on time.”
Following the resolution, the committee directed its clerk to formally communicate with the Inspector-General of Police.
“The committee hereby resolves that the Inspector-General of Police of the Federal Republic of Nigeria… kindly present Mr. Adeyemi Martin on Wednesday by 12 noon. That is the ruling of the committee,” Gagdi declared.
Earlier, Assistant Commissioner of Police Basir Abdullahi, who represented the Inspector-General of Police, informed lawmakers that although criminal investigations were still ongoing, the Nigeria Police Force had already filed an eight-count charge against the suspect before the Federal High Court.
“The Nigerian Police Force investigated part of this case late last year and filed eight-count charges before a Federal High Court. The case is ongoing,” the police officer told the committee.
He further disclosed that the suspect had already been arrested and arraigned, warning that releasing additional details could prejudice ongoing investigations and judicial proceedings.
“We don’t want to say things that are under investigation. It is definitely going to prejudice the ongoing investigation and make people have opinions that may prejudge the outcome of an investigation or judicial decision,” he stated.
Despite the caution, the lawmakers sought confirmation of documentary evidence already before the committee.
The police confirmed that on October 17, 2025, the Chief of Staff to the President submitted a petition to security agencies over allegations against Adeyemi, leading to investigations that eventually culminated in criminal charges bordering on conspiracy and fraud.
The police also confirmed receiving another petition alleging that Adeyemi falsely presented himself as the Director-General of the Presidential Economic Advisory Council and the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council.
According to the police, the petition further alleged that the suspect used the purported office to obtain accommodation within the Federal Secretariat, sought approval to recruit about 300 staff, attempted to secure about $1.3 billion in the 2026 Appropriation Act for the non-existent agency, and also planned to organise a World Investment Summit under the platform of the purported council.
One of the major moments during the hearing came when members of the committee compared signatures on documents allegedly issued by the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President with signatures on authentic correspondence obtained by investigators from the police.
When asked whether the signatures matched, the police witness responded without hesitation.
“They are not the same,” he said.
The committee said the discrepancy further strengthened concerns that official State House documents may have been forged.
“So, it is not only a letter that was suspected to be forged,” a committee member, Umoh, observed.
“We are dealing with documents that include what is said to be a forged Act of the National Assembly in an attempt to establish a fake agency.”
The committee further disclosed that investigators had so far identified about 29 allegedly forged documents, including purported approvals from the State House, the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, the Ministry of Finance and several other government institutions.
According to the committee, a number of the affected government agencies had already appeared before lawmakers and formally disowned the documents attributed to them.
The committee chairman, however, stressed that members were careful not to compel the police to disclose information that could jeopardise ongoing criminal investigations.
“We are avoiding a situation whereby they will be pushed… to make statements that will undermine their ongoing investigation,” he said.
He assured that the House investigation would continue independently and that its final report could recommend additional actions for security agencies where necessary.