FG slams 90-count criminal charge on Peace Corps

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Presidential candidate of Nigeria's leading opposition All Progressive Congress, Mohammadu Buhari, meets with US Secretary of State at the US Consulate in Lagos January 25, 2015. US Secretary of State John Kerry said today that peaceful and timely elections were vital in Nigeria, where the country is battling a deadly insurgency by Boko Haram. AFP PHOTO / POOL / AKINTUNDE AKINLEYE

The Federal Government has filed a 90-charge count against the Peace Corps of Nigeria.

The charge sheet, brought against the defendants, was signed by Aka Alilu, an Assistant Chief State Counsel in the Federal Ministry of Justice, and borders on extortion, money laundering and obtaining money by false pretence.

The case was filed on Tuesday by the office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr. Abubakar Malami SAN, through the office of the Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation.

The prosecution alleged that the defendants, while operating as a non-profit making organisation unlawfully engaged in the business of providing security services under a recruitment scheme which involved quasi-military training without requisite approval.