The Abuja Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned the Commandant of the Nigeria Peace Corps, Dickson Akon, and the organisation’s Director of Finance, Omolola Aminat Ahmed, over alleged criminal misappropriation of funds allocated to the Corps.
The duo were brought before Justice H.B. Yusuf of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, December 11, 2025, where they faced a two-count charge bordering on conspiracy and dishonest conversion of public funds.
Dickson Akon
According to the EFCC, the defendants allegedly conspired in 2024 to misappropriate funds meant for the operations of the Corps. One of the charges reads:
“That you, Dickson Akon and Omolola Aminat Ahmed, in the year 2024 at Abuja, FCT, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court did agree among yourselves to do an illegal act, to wit: criminal misappropriation and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 96 of the Penal Code Laws of the FCT.”
The second count accuses the Peace Corps officials of dishonestly converting ₦46 million out of ₦60 million earmarked for the supply of badges. The EFCC alleges that the funds were diverted for personal use.
Both defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Following their pleas, the prosecution counsel, Khalid Sanusi, asked the court to fix a date for trial. Justice Yusuf subsequently adjourned the matter to February 25, 2026, for the commencement of trial.
The judge also granted each defendant bail in the sum of ₦5 million, with one surety in like sum. The sureties, he ruled, must be reputable individuals residing in Abuja.
