JUST IN: Police Frees Peace Corps Commandant, Akoh, Others

The Nigerian Police authorities had on Thursday released the National Commandant of the National Peace Corps, Amb. Dickson Akoh.

LEADERSHIP recall that Akor was arrested on Wednesday along with 46 other members of the corps in connection with illegal training of personnel among other allegations leveled against the operations of the outfit.

In a statement, the Nigerian Police force had earlier accused the Peace Corps of Nigeria of unlawfully turning itself into a security outfit without authorization and establishment by the Federal Government of Nigeria, as such, have deviated from the purposes for which they were registered as a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) by the Corporate Affairs Commission.

Source: Leadership