The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested Faisal Abdulrasheed Maina, son of former Pension Reform Task Team chairman Abdulrasheed Maina, and transferred him to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Security sources disclosed that Faisal, who had been on the run since 2020, was apprehended by DSS operatives in the Karsana area of Abuja following intelligence reports that he had secretly returned to Nigeria.
Faisal was previously prosecuted by the EFCC on a three-count charge involving money laundering and conspiracy. However, he violated his bail conditions and fled the country.
His trial proceeded in his absence, leading to his conviction in 2021 by Justice Okon Abang, who sentenced him to 14 years in prison.
The court had ordered his arrest anywhere in Nigeria and directed that he be remanded in a correctional facility to serve his sentence. It also instructed the Federal Government to take lawful steps to secure his extradition if he was found outside the country.
According to a security source, Faisal’s transfer to the EFCC is expected to facilitate the enforcement of the court’s judgment and ensure he serves his prison term in accordance with the law.