The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned the National Commandant of the Nigeria Peace Corps, Dickson Akoh, alongside the Corps’ Director of Finance, Omolala Aminat Ahmed, over an alleged N60 million fraud.
The defendants appeared before Justice H. B. Yusuf of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja on Friday. According to an EFCC statement, both pleaded not guilty to the two-count charges filed against them.
The first charge alleged that Akoh and Ahmed, in 2024, “agreed among yourselves to commit an illegal act, to wit, criminal misappropriation,” contrary to Section 96 of the Penal Code Laws of the FCT.
The second count accused the pair of dishonestly converting N46 million out of N60 million allocated for a contract to supply badges, for their personal use.
EFCC spokesman Dele Oyewale said the prosecution, led by counsel Khalid Sanusi, requested a trial date following the defendants’ pleas.
Justice Yusuf adjourned the case to February 25, 2026, and granted Akoh and Ahmed bail of N5 million each, with one credible surety of the same amount. The sureties must be reputable and residents of Abuja.
