The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested Faisal Maina, son of former chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, following his reported return to Nigeria after years on the run.
According to TheCable, Faisal was arrested by DSS operatives within the Karsana space of Abuja and subsequently handed over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
A supply quoted by the publication mentioned the arrest adopted intelligence indicating that Faisal had secretly returned to the nation.
Faisal had been on the run since 2020 after he allegedly breached the bail situations granted to him throughout his trial on cash laundering expenses.
He was arraigned by the EFCC on three counts of cash laundering however fled the nation after being granted bail.
His trial continued in his absence, culminating in his conviction by the Federal High Court in Abuja in October 2021.
The trial choose, Justice Okon Abang, sentenced him to 14 years’ imprisonment after discovering him responsible of cash laundering offences.
The court docket held that the EFCC had established that Faisal operated a fictitious checking account with United Bank for Africa (UBA), which his father allegedly used to launder N58.1 million.
Abdulrasheed Maina, the previous chairman of the pension reform process staff, was individually prosecuted on allegations of cash laundering involving funds linked to the pension scheme.
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