The police has arrested the father and family friend of embattled Director-General of the purported Presidential Economic Advisory Council/Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, PFIPC, Adeyemi Adeniyi, in Osogbo, Oyo State.

The arrest comes after it was revealed that Adeniyi, who currently in hiding allegedly scammed the Federal Government through the creation of a fake presidential council.

Recall that the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, OAGF, clarified that no Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, account was successfully opened for the controversial council, insisting that no public funds had been released to the body, despite its budgetary allocation, contrary to the position of presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga.

Meanwhile, the arrest of Adeniyi's father was confirmed by Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) in a telephone interview. He said police operatives stormed the family’s residence and arrested Adeyemi’s father alongside a family friend who was visiting the home.

“Police have now stormed the house of the parents of Prince Adeyemi Adeniyi, Plot 3, Adeniyi Dynasty, behind Technical College, Road Safety Area, Ogbomoso.

“The father has been arrested. There is no legal basis for substituted arrests. The young man has promised to show up in court, so why arrest his father?” Falana queried.

One resident who also spoke about the incident said the officers arrived in four vehicles before taking Adeyemi’s father away.

“They came in four vehicles, and started harassing them and eventually took the father away. They didn’t allow the neighbours to intervene before they took him away. At the moment, there is a man in blue clothes patrolling the area,” the resident said.

Another resident, who also preferred anonymity, said Adeyemi’s father was arrested alongside a visitor, while his mother was left in shock.

“Baba was taken away with someone who came to visit them this morning (yesterday). They left the mother, who is currently in shock, but we have moved her away,” the resident said.

The development comes amid controversy surrounding the purported PFIPC, which the presidency has described as a fictitious agency.

Adeyemi is facing charges bordering on alleged forgery, impersonation and related offences over his purported appointment as director-general of the council, and the case is currently before a Federal High Court in Abuja.

Falana has repeatedly argued that issues surrounding the alleged PFIPC should be resolved through due process, maintaining that only the courts have the constitutional authority to determine criminal liability.