The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has expanded its legal case by filing 36 amended charges against Adeniyi Adeyemi, the alleged director general of the fake Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), alongside four co-defendants.

Prosecution counsel Sylvanus Tahir, SAN, informed the court that the original 22 charges have been significantly expanded. The updated case now includes four additional suspects: Aminu Abdullahi, Ogaba Harry, Florence Omameh, and Patricia Akhigbe. The legal proceedings, which originated from an initial police filing, were originally scheduled to address Adeyemi's bail application. However, the introduction of the amended charges required all defendants to enter formal pleas.

The arraignment was ultimately forced to stall because the fourth defendant, Florence Omameh, was absent due to ongoing health issues. Citing Section 266 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA), Tahir emphasized that defendants must generally remain present throughout criminal trials and requested a brief adjournment to allow Omameh to recover.

While Adeyemi's defense counsel, Ibrahim Angulu, SAN, raised no objections to the amended charges or the adjournment request, he formally noted his client's extended period in detention.

Presiding over the case, Justice Yusuf Halilu granted the adjournment until November 18 for the formal arraignment of all suspects. Following the court session, Adeyemi was ordered to return to the Kuje Correctional Facility, while the remaining defendants were sent back to the ICPC detention facility.