Maina reportedly arrested by DSS operatives after 4-year manhunt over alleged N2bn contract
- DSS operatives reportedly arrested AbdulRasheed Maina after four years
- The former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team is being accused of being involved in an alleged N2 billion scam
- Sources said Maina will be handed over to the EFCC for prosecution
AbdulRasheed Maina who served as chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team has reportedly been arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services.
The Nation reports that Maina was picked up at a hotel in Abuja on Monday, September 30 after he sneaked back into the country from Dubai, UAE.
It was reported that Maina may be handed over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for trial over a questionable N2billion biometrics contract.
A source privy to the development said intelligence gathering led to the arrest of the fugitive.
The source said: “Following inter-agency collaboration, intelligence report indicated that Maina had sneaked into the country from Dubai.
“He was trailed to an Abuja hotel where he was arrested after operatives outwitted those who tried to ferry him away in a bullet-proof vehicle.
“He is currently being quizzed. He is likely to be handed over to the EFCC for trial. He has a pending case since 2015.”
The EFCC said the judgment must not be allowed to stand and filed an appeal at the Court of Appeal.
Spokesman for DSS, Dr. Peter Afunaya, did not respond to a message sent to him by our correspondent.
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Legit.ng had reported that a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos ordered the attorney general of the federation, Abubakar Malami and the EFCC to publish the properties recovered from Maina.
The court gave this order following the request of the registered trustees of the Centre for Law and Civil Culture for the judicial review.
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