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Maina is feigning ailments to escape from custody, minister, NCoS tell court

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The Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, and Haliru Nababa, Controller General (C-G), Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), say Abdulrasheed Maina is feigning ailments to aid his escape from lawful custody.The minister and the C-G made the allegation in their joint counter affidavit in opposition to Maina’s originating motion filed before Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court, Abuja.In the application marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1719/22, dated and filed Oct. 31, the duo said “it has become glare from intelligence report at their disposal that the applicant (Maina) only feigns the ailments for…

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Court commits Abdulrasheed Maina to 8 years imprisonment

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The long drawn court battle between Abdulrasheed Maina, Chairman, defunct Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT) and EFCC over pension fraud seem to have finally come to an end as a Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, convicted and sentenced him to 8 years imprisonment. Justice Okon Abang, in his judgment, held that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had proven the essential ingredients of all the 12 counts preferred against Maina beyond reasonable doubt in the money laundering suit. Delivering the judgment, the judge sentenced the ex-pension boss to…

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Alleged N2.1bn fraud: Court to deliver judgment in suit against Abdulrasheed Maina Nov. 8

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Justice Okon Abang of a Federal High Court, Abuja on Friday fixed Nov. 8 for judgment in the alleged N2.1 billion fraud suit filed against Abdulrasheed Maina, Chairman, defunct Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had, on Oct. 25, 2019, arraigned Maina (1st defendant), alongside his firm, Common Input Property and Investment Ltd (2nd defendant) before the judge.The defendants, however, pleaded not guilty to the 12-count charge bordering on money laundering to the tune of N2…

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Court sentences Abdulrasheed Maina’s son to 24 years imprisonment

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A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday sentenced Faisal, son of the Chairman, defunct Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, to 24 years imprisonment.Justice Okon Abang, in his judgment, held that Faisal, who was sentenced in absentia, was guilty of all the three-count charge.Justice Okon, who handed down a five-year-jail term for count one bordering on money laundering offence, sentenced Faisal to 14 years imprisonment on count two.The judge, thereafter, sentenced the son of the ex-pension reformed boss to five years prison term on count three which bordered on…

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Court dismisses Sen. Ndume’s plea, seeking order to discharge him as Maina’s surety

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A Federal High Court, Abuja on Monday, dismissed the application filed by Sen. Ali Ndume, seeking an order to discharge him as Abdulrasheed Maina’s surety, after he jumped bail.Justice Okon Abang, in a ruling, held that the application filed by Ndume amounted to an abuse of court process, having filed an appeal before the Court of Appeal, Abuja on the same matter.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Maina, chairman, defunct Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT), had, around September 2020, jumped bail after he was released from Kuje Correctional…

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Storm yet over: EFCC files fresh charges against Faisal, Maina’s son

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For those who thought that the storm is over with the November 26, 2019 bail granted Faisal Maina, son of Abdulrasheed Maina, Chairman of Pension Reform Task Team who is currently undergoing corruption charges to the tune of 58 million naira. Prime Pointers can authoritatively reveal that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Friday, Feb. 14, 2020 filed an amended three-count charge against him. The charges which were read to Faisal before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja, bordered on money laundering and false declaration…

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