The Nigeria police, on Monday, March 20,
arraigned the national commandant of the Peace Corps, Amb. Dr. Dickson Akoh.
Nigeria
Police arraigns Peace Corps boss in Abuja court
Akoh
was brought into the Federal High Court alongside other senior officers of the
corps.
He was arrested over an allegation of illegal
establishment of the organisation and the use of military training facilities
for intended personnel of the Corps.
They
were accompanied by heavily armed mobile policemen
The
Peace Corps boss and the other officials were brought in two police vans amidst
heavy security.
He’s
been arraigned before Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court.
Police spokesman, Jimoh Moshood was also sighted in the court by NAIJ.com.
The
police detained Akoh on Sunday, March 19, after he submitted himself for
questioning at the FCT police command.
Akoh
had been in his home state of Benue where he was receiving traditional medical
attention due to his ill-health.
His
illness was triggered after he and 49 senior officers of the corps were
arrested and detained about two weeks ago.
He
was detained at exactly 5:40pm on the order of a senior officer of the Criminal
Investigation Department.
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