Faisal Abdulrasheed Maina
Son of the former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Taskforce Team, Abdulrasheed Maina,Faisal, who jumped bail and escaped prosecution has been nabbed by the police
Faisal, who is facing a three-count money laundering charge, was declared wanted by the Federal High Court in Abuja, having jumped bail since June 24, 2020.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, confirmed to the court on Thursday that security operatives arrested the 21-year-old Faisal on Wednesday night.
Justice Okon Abang had in a ruling on November 24, revoked his bail, even as he issued bench warrant for security agencies to arrest him wherever he was found.
The court equally summoned the member representing Kaura-Namoda Federal Constituency, Umar Dan-Galadima who stood surety for the Defendant, to show cause why he should not be remanded in custody or made to forfeit N60 million bail bond on the head of the defendant, to the Federal Government.
Relying on section 352 (4) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015, Justice Abang also gave the EFCC the nod to prosecute the defendant in absentia.
The Prosecution had since closed its case against him after it called three witnesses that testified in the matter.
At the resumed proceeding on Thursday, counsel to the surety, M. E. Sheriff urged the court to suspend hearing of the forfeiture case against his client in view of the arrest of the defendant.
EFCC alleged that Maina’s son had sometimes between 2013 and 2019, received the sum of N58.11 million, being proceeds of a corrupt act by his father. He was also accused of failing to properly declare his assets before the EFCC.
