The embattled Director-General of the controversial Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, Adeniyi Adeyemi, has denied claims that he is in hiding, insisting that he has stayed away from the public because of concerns over his safety.
Speaking during a telephone interview on Channels Television on Monday, Adeyemi said he remained willing to appear publicly but feared for his life following alleged threats against him.
“I’m ready to show my face. I’m not hiding. I’m only fearing for my life because I have it on good authority that my life is in danger,” he said.
He further alleged that there had been multiple attempts on his life but did not provide details or identify those he believed were responsible.
“There are several attempts on my life,” Adeyemi added.
His remarks come amid growing controversy over the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, which the Presidency has maintained is not a legally recognised government agency.
The latest development follows an announcement by a United States lobbying firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, expressing its readiness to assist Adeyemi in applying for asylum in the US and seeking whistleblower protection over alleged threats to his safety.
According to the firm’s representative, Dr. Von Batten, Adeyemi informed him that he and members of his family had gone into hiding after receiving threats.
The lobbyist also disclosed that his organisation had begun briefing senior members of US President Donald Trump’s team and planned to engage members of the US Congress over allegations reportedly made by Adeyemi against senior Nigerian government officials.
Meanwhile, the Nigeria Police Force is preparing to arraign Adeyemi before the Federal High Court in Abuja on charges bordering on forgery, impersonation and other related offences.
In the charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/562/2025, the police accused Adeyemi and two others of eight offences, alleging that he operated the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council from the Federal Secretariat Complex, Phase III, Abuja, before his arrest.
President Bola Tinubu had earlier directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission to investigate the activities of the alleged agency within 30 days.
The controversy has also triggered calls from opposition parties and political figures for an independent probe into how the agency reportedly secured a ₦1.302 billion allocation in the 2026 Appropriation Act despite the Presidency’s insistence that it has no legal existence.
Although the Senate declined to commence a separate investigation pending the outcome of the ICPC probe, opposition parties have continued to demand an independent review of both the agency’s activities and the budgetary allocation linked to it.
