The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has submitted an ex parte motion seeking a court order to place Adeyemi on a watchlist and no-fly list.
Travel Restriction Request Filed
The filing, documented under case number FHC/ABJ/CS/1521/2026, formally requests the court to direct the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to place Adeyemi on a watchlist and no-fly list and prevent him from leaving the country. The application also seeks an order compelling him to surrender his international passports and other travel documents to the ICPC. According to the commission’s application, the requested restriction would initially remain in force for 90 days, subject to renewal or until the investigation and any subsequent prosecution are concluded.
The order, if granted, would require the Nigeria Immigration Service, Nigeria Police Force, Department of State Services and other relevant law-enforcement agencies to enforce compliance with the court’s directive.
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Allegations and Ongoing Investigations
Investigators accuse Adeyemi of impersonation of public officers, forgery and use of forged appointment letters and government documents, false representation, obtaining by false pretence, conspiracy and financial misconduct. They claim he falsely presented himself as the Director-General of the Petroleum and Fuel Infrastructure Protection Council (PFIPC), an entity the government asserts was never lawfully established.
Investigators also alleged that 34 bank accounts were associated with Adeyemi, including nine accounts opened in the names of purported agencies. The investigation is also examining financial transactions involving substantial sums, including an approximately ₦1.3 billion budget line contained in the 2026 Appropriation Act.
In July, President Bola Tinubu directed the ICPC to probe the council’s activities, citing forged appointment letters and claims of a presidential appointment. An interim report submitted to the president determined that Adeyemi had not received an official appointment from the federal government and that the purported PFIPC had not been created by law, executive order or another valid government instrument. The commission also said documents presented to support the organisation’s existence, including an alleged appointment letter and gazette, were forged.
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Separate criminal proceedings are already active. A bench warrant was issued after he failed to appear for arraignment on eight charges, including forgery and impersonation. The court has since ordered security agencies to produce him for arraignment.
He has also pursued a fundamental-rights case concerning his detention. In September, the Federal High Court ordered authorities to allow him access to lawyers of his choice while in custody, although other reliefs sought in the suit were not granted at that stage. The ICPC’s latest application is separate from the existing criminal proceedings, with the commission describing its investigation as broader and independent of the related charge.
Court Proceedings and Outlook
The hearing on the ex parte motion was postponed to November 10, 2026 after no ICPC legal representative appeared when the matter was called.
