Rearrested Ex-Pension Boss Maina To Be Housed In Prison Until End Of N2Billion Corruption Trial

Eniola Ajayi

“He shall be remanded in correctional centre pending the conclusion of the trial.”, with that pronouncement Justice Oko Abang of the Federal High Court Abuja revealed the new abode of re-arrested fugitive Abdulrasheed Maina.

The former chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Force Team jumped bail in a N2billion corruption case and caused his surety Senator Ali Ndume to be thrown into jail over the inability to produce him.

Maina was re-arrested in Niger State earlier in the week and extradited yesterday Thursday, December 3, 2020.

He made his first court appearance, after his return, today Friday, December 4, 2020.

Ruling on the request by the prosecutor that Maina should be remanded in prison, Justice Abang stated “The defendant is already on bench warrant having jumped bail.

“So he shall be remanded in correctional centre pending the conclusion of the trial.”

In response to the request by Maina’s new lawyer Adaji Abel that the court should give time to enable him to get familiar with the case, Justice Abang adjourned the case till Tuesday, December 8, 2020.