Police Officers Prevent Peace Corps Members From Entering Their Office In Abuja | Photos
Posted by Oyefeso Anifowoshe.
on 9 March, 2018 under Naija News
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The joy of members of the Nigerian Peace Corps was cut short yesterday in Abuja when they gained access to their headquarters as over five hundred well armed police officers were deployed to ‘trample’ on the Corps personnel and other civil society groups that went to identify with the PCN.
According to a report by Andyson Iji Egbodo, the Nigeria Peace Corps national headquarters has been under lock and key for over a year now by the police.
All judicial pronouncements issued by courts of competent jurisdiction to the police to unseal the Corps headquarters fell on deaf ears.
Personnel of the Corps led by their indefatigable National Commandant, Dr Dickson Akoh walked into the edifice to reclaim their head office today in Abuja and in company of many members of several civil society groups including Mr Charles Oputa AKA Charley Boy.
Few hours after, the Inspector General of Nigerian Police allegedly acting on orders from above, deployed his well armed men to the Corps headquarters. Unconfirmed reports have it that several Peace Corps officers and civil society group members were heavily brutalized.
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Eddy Bongo - 6 years ago
Era of Tyrants.
A. Emmanuel. - 6 years ago
Senetor dino melaye had appeal to president buhari to approve the peace corps bill, dat is neither a duplication of other security agencies as claim by the president, above all, is going to be a credit to apc, let him consider the bill for graduate nigerians who are willing to serve, tnks.
Wilfred from asokoro - 6 years ago
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what are the peace corps preventing Nigerian police officers from getting? police should leave peace corps alone if not haha
Sontyo - 6 years ago
President Buhari is a definition of a real hater of Nigerian youths
Anonymous - 6 years ago
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Fair Plus - 6 years ago
Police should rather deployed to sambisa Forest and Fulani deterrorising state instead
Beloved - 6 years ago
No more law in Nigeria. I think we are practicing lawless here. Abba despite two court order and the house of reps. well let me conclude with Mummy Jonathan’s “there is God”
finni - 6 years ago
very unfortunate for Nigerian police that are meant to enforce court order. IG idris should be removed is disgrace to Nigeria identity.
EKPA DANIEL IGWE - 6 years ago
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Nigerians youth are still patiently waiting as senators has drowned the battel line with Mr president.If youth of this country are not given proper attention ,our leaders will have themselves to be blame.
Anonymous - 6 years ago
it happened because there is no effective law in Nigeria, if not how can curt of compitent jurisdiction gave order and a police officer flown the order for what ,
Johnson - 6 years ago
I think is Mr President backing the IGP not to leave Peace corps Headquarters, IGP have fail to abide by the Court orders, IGP certificate should be Question, I don’t think the man understand what is rule of Law, I support Youth Employment
Mr Anthony jos - 6 years ago
peace Corp of Nigeria so many officers of them have collected money from the Junior one’s.
Ade - 6 years ago
IG Idris is not acting on his own, it is an order from BUHARI. Nigerian youths should know by now that the APC does not have a plan for them. Let every youths get their PVC to judge their poor performance in 2019. To be sincere with ourselves, this is not democracy again. We made a mistake for voting BUHARI as the president.
Ade - 6 years ago
@Mr. Anthony Jos, I am not disputing your point but this is a democratic era, where are the youths who paid to them? Have they complained for collecting money from them? If yes, let them go to court but nobody comes out to sue them. CIVIL DEFENCE also collected money from members before it was given a legal backing. If they don’t subscribe, how would they finance the training, renting of offices, uniforms and other necessary things. Even in Churches, Mosques and other religious bodies, their members pay for the organizations to stay and move forward. So, they (the Junior officers) are not forced to pay.
Dolv - 6 years ago
Peace Corps has come to stay in Nigeria either they like it or not. Please Mr President, approve and sign Peace Corps Bill and your name and APC will be written in gold.
2019, At Back Door - 6 years ago
What shameless To Nigerian police…..breaking NIgerians laws. Lawless
Attah Adagyo - 6 years ago
it’s seem like police are not respecter of law why? any body against peace corp, is an enemy of Nigeria youths. future shall tell
Gadzama - 6 years ago
God is in control…. Npc case most surely come to pass in Jesus name….
Johnson - 6 years ago
Mr. President will soon change His mind on Peace Corps Bill, Oga just want to see the youth reaction, he will add additional tax to the Peace Corps, watch out
Rukayya - 6 years ago
IG follows orders from above instead of following court orders? Nigeria! !,
Innocent - 6 years ago
Lawlessness is the order of the day as far as Nigeria is concerned. Why won’t law makers compel the law enforcement agencies to rest the rule of law? I think it is high time we call a spade a spade.
Peace Corps of Nigeria should be left alone to exercise their rights and Mr President should see reasons to sign the bill into law.
Anonymous - 6 years ago
better