SAN FRANCISCO, October (THEWILL) – All is set for the arraignment of former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, in court today, Friday, for alleged fraud by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Maina is to face charges alongside his son, Faisal, who is a final year Telecommunications Engineering student in a Dubai University.
He was arrested on September 30, 2019 at a hotel in Abuja after allegedly evading arrest for four years.
Although the charges are yet to be publicised, sources have hinted that a separate charge has been filed against his son who allegedly shot at security operatives while trying to evade arrest in September.
THEWILL recalls that a Federal High Court in Abuja had on Tuesday ordered the temporary forfeiture of 23 properties linked to Maina.
The trial judge, Justice Folashade Ogunbanjo, gave the order while ruling on a motion filed by the EFCC. The temporarily forfeited properties are situated in Kaduna, Borno, and Sokoto, as well as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
