A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) to grant Adeniyi Adeyemi, the detained Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), access to his lawyers.

Justice Obiora Egwuatu issued the order on Thursday while ruling on a fundamental rights suit filed by Adeyemi, who is currently in police custody over allegations bordering on forgery, fraud and impersonation.

The court, however, declined to grant Adeyemi’s requests for his immediate release, bail and access to medical treatment, ruling that the respondents must first be given an opportunity to respond.

Justice Egwuatu directed the IGP, the Nigeria Police Force and the AGF to show cause within 72 hours why the remaining reliefs sought by Adeyemi should not be granted.

The judge subsequently adjourned the matter until September 9 for the respondents to show cause.

Adeyemi had sought six reliefs from the court, including an order directing the respondents to release him from custody and grant him bail pending the determination of the suit.

He also asked the court to allow him access to medical practitioners of his choice and restrain the police from interrogating him or obtaining any statement from him in the absence of his lawyer.

In his ex parte application, Adeyemi specifically requested an order permitting him, while in custody, to have “unimpeded access to legal practitioners of his own choosing at all reasonable hours.”

The court granted the application in that regard, directing that Adeyemi be allowed to meet with his lawyers at reasonable hours while in custody.

Adeyemi was arrested in Osun State in July after a Federal High Court in Abuja issued a bench warrant for his arrest following his failure to appear in court for arraignment.

He is facing an eight-count charge over allegations of forgery, fraud and impersonation relating to his claim to be the Director-General of the PFIPC, an organisation the Federal Government has disowned.

Prosecutors alleged that Adeyemi forged an appointment letter purportedly issued by President Bola Tinubu and signed by Femi Gbajabiamila, the President’s Chief of Staff, alongside other official documents.

Adeyemi has denied the allegations and maintained that the PFIPC exists.

The development comes amid an investigation by a House of Representatives ad hoc committee into the council following its inclusion in the 2026 Appropriation Act.

In its preliminary report, the committee said it found no valid Act of the National Assembly or presidential order establishing the PFIPC.

The panel also said it found no evidence that Gbajabiamila signed Adeyemi’s purported appointment letter, describing the document as fabricated and falsely attributed to the Presidency.

The committee further reported that it uncovered 58 bank accounts and 12 agencies and entities allegedly linked to Adeyemi.