Nigeria’s controversial ₦1.3 billion “ghost agency” saga has taken a dramatic new twist after the father of the self-styled Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Adeyemi, alleged that heavily armed security operatives raided his family home three times within 48 hours while searching for his son.
Pa Adetunji Adeniyi said the operatives scaled the fence of his residence in Ogbomoso, Osun State, damaged the property’s security wire, searched every room, seized the family’s mobile phones and later arrested him after demanding information about his son’s whereabouts.
The elderly father said the repeated operations left him traumatised, insisting he had no knowledge of his son’s alleged activities or where he currently resides in Abuja.
“I told them I only knew my son worked in Abuja. I don’t know his exact address. After questioning me, they took me to the police station,” he said.
The incident comes as authorities intensify investigations into the PFIPC, an organisation the Presidency says does not legally exist despite reportedly receiving a ₦1.3 billion allocation in Nigeria’s 2026 national budget.
Adeyemi, who has remained out of public view, recently declared his readiness to cooperate with investigators, saying he possesses documents that could reveal how the controversial budget allocation was approved.
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to investigate the alleged agency within 30 days.
The scandal has ignited fierce political debate, with Social Democratic Party (SDP) National Chairman Prof. Sadiq Gombe urging Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila to temporarily step aside to allow what he described as a transparent investigation.
Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike, however, dismissed the allegations against the Chief of Staff as unproven and challenged Adeyemi to stop evading investigators and present his evidence directly to security agencies.
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has also demanded an independent panel of inquiry, arguing that only an external investigation can restore public confidence.
As investigations continue, the PFIPC controversy is rapidly becoming one of Nigeria’s most politically explosive stories, raising serious questions about public accountability, government oversight and the integrity of the country’s budgeting process.
