Koko Maxwella 
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), arraigns the Commandant of the Nigeria Peace Corps, Dickson Akon, and the Corps’ Director of Finance, Omolala Aminat Ahmed, over the alleged misappropriation of ₦46 million public funds.
The defendants appear on Thursday before Justice H. B. Yusuf of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, facing a two-count charge of criminal misappropriation. Both plead not guilty when the charges are read.
In a statement issued on Friday via its official X handle, the EFCC says the case centres on an alleged conspiracy to divert funds allocated for the supply of official badges to the Corps.
According to the charge sheet, Akon and Ahmed allegedly converted ₦46 million out of ₦60 million released for the contract, an offence punishable under Section 96 of the Penal Code Laws of the FCT. “That you, Dickson Akon and Omolola Aminat Ahmed, in the year 2024 at Abuja, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, did agree among yourselves to do an illegal act, to wit: criminal misappropriation,” one count reads.
Prosecuting counsel Khalid Sanusi asks the court for a trial date following the defendants’ pleas. Justice Yusuf adjourned the matter until 25 February 2026 for commencement of trial.
The court grants each defendant bail in the sum of ₦5 million, with one surety of reputable character resident in Abuja.
The EFCC reiterates its resolve to pursue the case diligently, stressing that public institutions must remain accountable for funds entrusted to them.
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