Tag: AbdulRasheed Maina

N2.1bn pension scam: Maina to spend 8 yrs in prison, Court rules

Aminu Imam

A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced AbdulRasheed Maina, the former chairman of the now-defunct Pension Reformed Task Team, to eight years imprisonment. Maina was convicted after he was found guilty of money laundering. In a judgment delivered yesterday by Justice Okon Abang, the court held that the prosecutor, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has produced essential evidence through witnesses to prove beyond reasonable doubt that Maina is guilty of money laundering in the sum of N171,099,000. Maina was also found guilty of concealing his true identity…

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“I don’t want to stand as Mainas surety anymore” – Senator Ndume tells court

Aminu Imam

Senator representing Borno-South, Ali Ndume has called a federal high court sitting in Abuja for an order releasing his property documents used as bail bond for Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, (PRTT). Senator Ndume requested that the court should remove him as Mainas surety. Recall that the senator had stood as surety for Maina who is standing trial at a federal high court in Abuja for alleged money laundering to the tune of N2 billion. Maina, however, jumped bail, went into hiding in September 2020,…

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Mainas son, Faisal escapes to US

Aminu Imam

The son of Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman, defunct Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT), Faisal Maina, has fled to the United States of America (USA), the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said. EFCCs counsel, Mohammed Abubakar, informed Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja about the situation today. According to Abubakar, Faisal sneaked into America through the Republic of Niger. Earlier at the sitting, Justice Abang, in a committal proceeding ruling, ordered Faisals surety, who is a member of the House of Representatives, Sani Dan-Galadima. representing Kaura-Namoda…

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Maina collapses in court during trial

Aminu Imam

  Fleeing son, Faisal, arrested Former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, (PRTT), AbdulRasheed Maina has just collapsed in court during his trial.  The former pension boss collapsed at exactly 10:05 a.m., when his counsel, Anayo Adibe was making submissions before Justice Okon Abang handling his trial.  Before the collapse of the former pension boss, his counsel was praying the court for an adjournment to enable him get record of the proceedings of the court to enable him prepare for the no case submission he intends to file…

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Breaking! Maina collapses in court during trial

Aminu Imam

Former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team,(PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina has just collapsed in court during his trial. The former pension boss collapsed at exactly 10:05 am when his counsel, Anayo Adibe was making submissions before Justice Okon Abang handling his trial. The Federal Government is prosecuting Maina in a12-count charge before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja.Details to follow..

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Court remands Maina in Kuje correctional facility

Aminu Imam

..Ndume commends IGP over extradition The Federal High Court in Abuja presided over by Justice Okon Abang, yesterday remanded the former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, (PRTT), AbdulRasheed Maina, in Kuje Correctional Facility. The court had on November 18, ordered security agencies in the country to arrest Maina wherever he might be found. Also, Justice Abang ordered that Mainas trial will be resumed in his absence. The fugitive was arrested in Niger by the Nigerian Police following his escape from the country in a bid to evade…

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Intelligence operatives nab Ex-Pension boss, Maina, in Niger Republic

Aminu Imam

Operatives of intelligence service in a collaboration with men of the anti-corruption agency in Nigeria yesterday evening, arrested the former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), AbdulRasheed Maina, in a town in Niger Republic. According to reports, a top Intelligence Officer said that the arrest was made possible due to an existing mutual relationship and security agreement between the two neighbouring countries. Maina is facing a 12-count money laundering charge levelled against him and a firm by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which alleged that Maina, as…

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Maina: Court grants bail to Ndume over ‘good behavior’

Aminu Imam

The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to the Borno-South Senator, Ali Ndume, who has been detained in prison since Monday over his suretyship for the former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reformed Task Team, AbdulRasheed Maina, believed to have jumped bail. The presiding judge, Justice Okon Abang, in a ruling yesterday, said he chose to grant the senator bail based on his record of good behaviour before the court, notwithstanding that the other grounds of his bail application failed. The judge granted bail to the senator pending…

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Breaking! Maina:Court grants bail to Ndume

Aminu Imam

The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to the Borno South Senator, Ali Ndume, who has been detained in prison since Monday over his suretyship for Abdulrasheed Maina believed to have jumped bail. Justice Okon Abang, in a ruling today, said he chose to grant the senator bail based on his record of good behaviour before the court, notwithstanding that the other grounds of his bail application failed. The judge granted bail to the senator pending the hearing and determination of Ndumes appeal filed at the Court of…

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Arewa Youths react to Ndume’s arrest, question failure to also arrest Abaribe

Aminu Imam

The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, (AYCF), has in strong terms condemned the detention of Senator Ali Ndume, calling it unfair. A Federal High Court had on Monday ordered that Ndume be remanded at Kuje Correctional Centre for failing to produce the former Chairman of the defunct Pension Task Team, AbdulRasheed Maina Ndume, who represents Borno-South at the National Assembly, stood as surety for Maina who is standing trial on alleged money laundering charges. However, Maina has repeatedly failed to appear in court for the continuation of his trial which led…

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