By Fathiat Abdulsalam
A United States lobbying firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, has said that it would report the arrest of self-acclaimed Director-General of the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, PFIPC, Adeniyi Adeyemi, to the US government.
The US-based firm said this in a statement posted on its X handle on Wednesday.
According to the firm, Adeyemi’s arrest came as it was preparing to facilitate discussions between him and senior members of President Donald Trump’s administration over allegations he had made against top Nigerian government officials.
We learned a short time ago that Mr Adeyemi has been arrested by Nigerian law enforcement just as we were preparing for him to speak with senior members of President DonaldTrump’s Administration,” the statement read.
The statement added that Adeyemi was expected to provide documentary evidence and a sworn statement to US officials.
We are told that his arrest occurred shortly after it became public that we were in contact with him and just before he was expected to provide us with evidentiary materials and a sworn statement regarding his account.
“Those materials were to be transmitted to senior members of the Trump Administration, who had requested that we provide all available information concerning Mr. Adeyemi’s allegations,” the firm said.
Von Batten-Montague-York also alleged, without providing evidence, that Adeyemi’s arrest was intended to prevent him from sharing information with US authorities.
The statement came after an earlier post by the firm’s managing partner, Karl Von Batten, stating that he had briefed members of Trump’s team on Adeyemi’s allegations and planned to engage members of the US Congress.