Former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrashid Abdullahi Maina has been repatriated to Nigeria from Niamey, Niger Republic on Thursday, December 3, after he was arrested having been declared wanted by a Nigerian court over a pending criminal trial against him.
Maina was arrested on 30th November, 2020 through the collaborative efforts of the operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, INTERPOL NCB, Abuja and their Nigerien counterpart.
He was said to have sneaked away from the country into Niger Republic while trying to evade justice, leading to the remand and later release of Senator Ndume who stood as surety for the ex-Pension boss.
In a statement signed by Police spokesperson, Frank Mba, it said 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, Maina into Nigeria aboard an NPF Jet 5N-HAR and landed at exactly 1417Hrs (Nigerian Time).
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.
