The Nigeria Police Force, (NPF) yesterday extradited the Federal High Court Bail Jumper, former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), AbdulRasheed Maina, to Nigeria from Niamey, Niger Republic aboard an NPF Jet.
According to a press statement issued by the Police Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba, Maina was arrested from the neighbouring country where he was arrested, having been declared wanted by a court of competent jurisdiction over a pending criminal trial against him.
Recall that the former PRTT chairman was arrested on 30th November, through the collaborative efforts of the operatives of the Nigeria Police, INTERPOL NCB, Abuja and their Nigerien counterpart.
Picture caption: Nigerian Police Jet
The team from INTERPOL Nigeria, led by the Commissioner of Police INTERPOL, CP Garba Umar, having completed the necessary documentation requirements and other extradition processes, flew the wanted former Pension boss into Nigeria
Meanwhile, the Inspector General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, while applauding the trans-national/inter-agency collaborations that led to the successful arrest and extradition of the wanted fugitive, assures that necessary legal actions will follow immediately.
