EFCC declares ex-pension board boss, Maina wanted

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has declared former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, PRTT, Abdulrasheed Abdullahi Maina wanted.

The EFCC made the declaration in a post on its verified X handle, signed by its Head, Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, on Wednesday.

Maina is reportedly involved in a multi-billion-naira pension fraud scandal, spent subsequent years as a fugitive, and has faced recent high-profile legal battles.

Maina was freed from the Kuje Correctional Centre after serving a jail sentence stemming from his conviction over pension-related fraud.

In November 2021, a Federal High Court in Abuja convicted him of money laundering offences involving over N2 billion.

He was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in October 2019 but pleaded not guilty to the 12-count charge.