UPDATED: Court adjourns trial of Peace Corps commandant indefinitely
The judge expressed frustration at the police' refusal to obey previous rulings.
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The judge expressed frustration at the police' refusal to obey previous rulings.
Mr Akoh expresses rare hope that the bill may still be considered.
The defence wants the prosecution to obey previous orders of the court first.
The Peace Corps boss explains efforts to make the police obey a federal court order.
Peace Corps members attempted to forcibly take over their head office for the second time in three weeks.
The prosecution counsel was absent in court.
The corps said its presence would have averted the recent abduction of schoolgirls by terrorists
The corps commandant says there are forces against the corps.
Abuja police commissioner counters the Peace Corps commandant's claim that the police have promised to end their year-long siege next ...
The court says the continuous siege to the office is illegal.
The bill has been passed by the National Assembly and is awaiting the president's assent.
The corps accuses IGP Ibrahim Idris of disobeying a court ruling.
The court says the police acted outside statutory powers.
Justice Gabriel Kolawole ordered that the building be unsealed within seven days.
The police and peace corps have had pitched battles in recent months.
The Peace Corps says it will help provide security in Nasarawa.
The Senate gave it legislative backing on Thursday.
Mr. Akoh, 43, was arrested by the police on March 19, after turning himself in.
Mr. Akoh’s representatives deny claims by the police that the peace corps commandant had been charged.
Sunday’s arrest comes three weeks after the first arrest.
The Peace Corps headquarters remains sealed, the police said.
