- Thirty-four officials of the Peace Corp para-military organization have been arrested
- The 34 suspects would be charged to mobile court on Saturday, September 23
The Lagos State police command, on Friday said it had arrested 34 officials of the Peace Corp para-military organization.
The spokesman of the command, ASP Olarinde Famous-Cole announced the arrest to newsmen.
The arrested officials, according to Famous-Cole, will be charged to a mobile court on Saturday.
“The command has arrested 34 members of the Peace Corp. The organization is illegal, therefore the command would charge the suspects to a mobile court tomorrow,” he said.
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NAIJ.com previously reported that the National Commandant of the Peace Corps of Nigeria (PCN), Ambassador Dickson Akoh debunked a media report that alleged the PCN bribed members of the National Assembly to pass its bill.
The report had alleged that the PCN bribed senators with cash and job slots to pass the bill.
In a statement issued to NAIJ.com Akoh described the story as “a campaign of calumny, targeted at distracting the presidency from assenting to the bill.”
Watch the NAIJ.com TV video report on how Nigerian youths protest made the National Assembly pass the 'Not Too Young To Run' bill.
Source: Naij.com
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Friday, 22 September 2017