Police in Kwara state, North Central Nigeria has shut down a
training camp of Peace Corps of Nigeria in Offa local government area of
the state, describing it as illegal.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Ajayi Okasanmi, confirmed the development to the reporters, on Friday in Ilorin.
He said the Commissioner viewed the camp as illegal, hence the shut down.
Okasanmi explained that there was no information to the effect that a camp will open in Offa to train anyone.
“We were not officially informed about any camp in Offa and we don’t
have any information about any organization organising any camp there.
“There should be no training or camping of any organization without the knowledge of the police.
“No organization has secured any clearance to organize any camp in Offa.
“When we got information that there is a camp going on somewhere in
Offa and since no one informed us about any, we had to close the camp.
“Doing this, we considered the security situation of the country
because we don’t know the pedigree of the organization conducting the
camp.
“Our action was to just ensure there is no breakdown of law and order.
“If we have a directive from Abuja that any camping will hold, there
is no problem because we don’t have any issue with anyone” Okasanmi
said.
Reacting to the incident, the Kwara Adjutant of the Peace Corps of
Nigeria, Dr. Folorunsho Peter, denied the police allegation that his
command did not inform it of its orientation camp.
He explained that there were some applicants who had not paid their
dues to qualify to take part in the orientation process who wanted to
forcefully partake in the camping.
“Some persons came and wanted to partake in the training and they
have not paid their dues and met resistance from our officers on ground.
“The police came in and said the issue has not been properly resolved and that we did not obtain clearance to operate.
“We have properly informed them of our plans, we served them our time table for the orientation camp.
“We even invited the police commissioner to come and deliver lecture, as well as DSS, NDLEA and some other organizations.
“The camp Commandant came to Ilorin to see the Commissioner of
Police, though I was not with them but was told they had a positive
discussion” Peter said.
Peter said they had allowed participants to go off camp, so as not to have any confrontation with the police.
He said applicants have been told to report to the Command’s
headquarters in Ilorin on Monday, Feb. 20, and that camping will resume
again by Tuesday, Feb. 21.
Founded by Dr Dickson Akoh, on the 10th of July 1998, in the Kaduna,
Northern Nigeria. Peace Corps of Nigeria, in its commitment to National
Creativity, Peace and Youth Development is registered in Nigeria under
the Company and Allied Matters Act of 1990, Part C.
It was reported that the National Assembly had in November 2016 passed
the bill establishing the Peace Corps of Nigeria and it is currently
awaiting presidential assent.
Also, Senate President Bukola Saraki had said the passage of the bill
would institutionalise the corps that had been in existence for several
years as a voluntary organisation in the country.
About 5, 000 applicants from across the country came for the orientation in Offa.
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