The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday, 11 December 2025, arraigned the Commandant of the Nigeria Peace Corps, Dickson Akon, and the organisation’s Director of Finance, Omolola Aminat Ahmed, before Justice H. B. Yusuf of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, over alleged criminal misappropriation of N60 million.
The defendants were docked on a two-count charge bordering on conspiracy and dishonest conversion of funds allocated to the Corps.
One of the counts alleges that Akon and Ahmed, in 2024, conspired in Abuja to commit criminal misappropriation, an offence punishable under Section 96 of the Penal Code Laws of the FCT.
The second count accuses the two officials of dishonestly converting N46 million out of N60 million earmarked for a contract to supply badges for the Corps.
Both defendants pleaded not guilty when the charges were read.
Following their pleas, prosecution counsel Khalid Sanusi requested a date for trial commencement. Justice Yusuf subsequently adjourned the matter to February 25, 2026.
The court granted the defendants bail in the sum of N5 million each, with one surety in like sum. The sureties must be reputable individuals residing in Abuja.
