Operatives
of the Department of State Services, have allegedly arrested the
National Commandant of Peace Corps of Nigeria and over 40 other members
of the Corps.
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The Department of State Security (DSS), abetted by the Police and
military, on Tuesday night, arrested the National Commandant of Peace
Corps of Nigeria (PCN), Mr. Dickson Akoh.
The DSS also assaulted some officers of the corps.
The arrest took place shortly after the ceremony to open the new
PCN National Headquarters, an event attended by senators,
representatives of the Minister of Sport and Youth Development and other
dignitaries.
It was gathered that DSS officials, accompanied by police and
military officers, invaded the new headquarters building and ordered the
commandant to follow them.
An officer, who witnessed the incident, said that the DSS, Police,
and military arrived while a live band was entertaining the guests.
"We suddenly saw a detachment of armed security operatives
asking everybody to lie face down. They asked the commandant to follow
them, and he obeyed, but some of the officers said that they want to
follow the commandant and the security operatives started beating up
everybody, including state commandants," the officer told SaharaReporters on the condition of anonymity.
One of the assaulted PCN officers was a female. She was repeatedly
hit with a gun butt until she lost consciousness. She was later rushed
to the National Hospital.
PCN Public Relations Officer, Milicent Umoru, said over 40 officers
of the corps were taken away by the security operatives. She also
disclosed that Mr. Akoh is still in detention in the Federal Capital
Territory (FCT) Police Command.
But Mr. Anwuri Manzal, FCT Police Command Public Relations Officer,
told SaharaReporters on the telephone that inquiries about Mr. Akoh
should be made at the Force Headquarters. Phone calls to Mr. Jimoh
Moshood, Force Public Relations Officer, were answered by an officer who
said the Police spokesman was in a meeting.
A bill for an act establishing is waiting for presidential assent,
following passage by the Senate and House of Representatives. During the
public hearing on the bill by the National Assembly, the Nigerian
Police Force was vehemently opposed to the establishment of PCN, arguing
that it will amount to an unnecessary duplication of Police duties.The
PCN is a youth organization under the Ministry of Sport and Youth
Development.
It was conceived as a scheme to provide jobs for unemployed
graduates, who are expected maintain discipline in schools across the
country.
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