The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been provided with Faisal Abdulrasheed Maina, the fugitive son of former Pension Reform Task Team chairman Abdulrasheed Maina, who was apprehended by the Department of State Services (DSS).
Faisal was apprehended by DSS agents in the Karsana neighbourhood of Abuja following his alleged covert return to Nigeria, according to security sources cited by Zagazola Makama.
Security sources reported that Faisal’s arrest was based on “credible intelligence” that he had covertly returned to the nation.
According to reports, Faisal had evaded capture since 2020 when he was facing three counts of charges related to conspiracy and money laundering brought out by the EFCC.
While his trial was underway, he allegedly broke the terms of his bail and fled the nation.
After that, the trial went forward without him, and in 2021, Justice Okon Abang found him guilty and sentenced him to fourteen years in prison.
Anywhere in Nigeria, Faisal was to be apprehended and remanded to a correctional facility to serve his term, as per the court’s ruling.
Additionally, it instructed the federal government to lawfully obtain his extradition in the event that he was discovered outside the nation.
“The transfer of Faisal to the EFCC is anticipated to make it easier to enforce the court’s decision and make sure he serves his time legally,” another source in the security sector stated.
With the transfer, the EFCC will be able to carry out the court’s order and send Faisal to prison.