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October 25, 2019
An AbujaHigh Court has ordered the Economic Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC to remandformer Chairman, Pension Reform Task Team Abdulrasheed Maina in the NigerianCorrectional Service‘s centre pending the determination of the case.
Justice OkonAbang, who gave the directive, adjourned the matter till October 30th forcommencement of trial.
Maina’s son,Faisal, is also being arraigned in the same court on a separate but similarcharge. Faisal’s case is yet to be called as at the time of sending thisreport.
Theanti-graft agency is arraigning the former pension task team chairman on a12-count charge bordering on “money laundering, operating fictitious bankaccounts and fraud.
Thedevelopment is coming after Folashade Ogunbanjo, a judge, ordered the forfeitureof 23 property linked to him.
In samevein, another Abuja Court has ordered the EFCC to keep Faisal Maina in policecustody, pending the determination of the case before it.
Justice OkonAbang, who gave the order adjourned the matter until November 6th for trial.