Peace Corps boss, Dickson Akoh charged to court & slammed with 90 counts charges of laundering N3.5b

The federal government of Nigeria has allegedly arraigned the national commandant of the Peace Corps of Nigeria, Dickson Akoh, before an Abuja Federal High Cour.

According to Daily Trust, Akoh and the incorporated trustees of Peace Corps of Nigeria, ITPCN, have been smashed with 90 counts.

Tellforcebloglearnt that they were purported to have laundered an total sum of N3.5 billion gotten from extortion in April, 2016.

The report explained further that the prosecution alleged that the suspects operated as a non-profit making establishment but illegally engaged in the business of providing security services under a enlistment scheme, including quasi-military training without approval.

He was said to have acquired huge sums of money by deceitful activities while laundering the ensues of extortion from innocent citizens of the country from the ITPCN account to his personal account.

Akoh pleaded not guilty to all the allegations. 

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Peace Corps slammed with 90-count criminal charge by FG

The Federal Government of Nigeria, on Tuesday, March 14, 2017, in Abuja has slam a 90 count criminal charge on the National Commandant of the Peace Corps, Dickson Akor and the Incorporated Trustees of Peace Corps of Nigeria, ITPCN.

Dickson Akor 

The case against the defendants was signed by Aka Alilu, who is an Assistant Chief State Counsel in the Federal Ministry of Justice and borders on extortion, money laundering and obtaining money under false pretence.

The case was filed on Tuesday by the office of the Attorney General, AG of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), via the office of the Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation, DPPF.

The prosecution reported that the defendants while operating as a non-profit making organization was unlawfully engaging in the business of providing security services under a recruitment scheme which involved quasi-military training without government approval.

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