The Presidency has accused Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew of forging government documents to open a Central Bank of Nigeria account for a non-existent agency. Police investigations found no government funds were transferred into the account.
The Presidency said in a statement on July 1, 2026, that Matthew paraded himself as director-general of the fictitious Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council cum Presidential Economic Advisory Council. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy Bayo Onanuga stated that Matthew used forged documents to mislead the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation.
Police arrested Matthew on October 27, 2025, at his office in Abuja. Searches at his office and residence in Suleja recovered documents. Investigators established that Matthew operated 34 bank accounts, including nine in the names of fictitious agencies.
The police filed an eight-count charge against Matthew and two alleged accomplices at the Federal High Court in Abuja on November 27, 2025. The case is scheduled for hearing on July 27. The Presidency urged the public to allow the court process to proceed.
