The former chairman of the pension reform task team Abdulrashid Abdullahi Maina has been extradited to Nigeria.
Maina was extradited by the Nigeria Police Force today, 3rd December, 2020, to Nigeria from Niamey, Niger Republic, where he was arrested having been declared wanted by a court of competent jurisdiction over a pending criminal trial against him.
It will be recall that Abdulrashid 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.
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 14:17Hrs (Nigerian Time).
Meanwhile, the Inspector General of Police 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.
Maina is standing trial for alleged money laundering to the tune of N2 billion. He jumped bail and was declared wanted by an Abuja High Court.
His surety Senator Ali Ndume was sent to jail for four days before he was granted bail on November 27.
Maina was arrested on Monday by the Nigerien authorities after he fled the country to seek refuge in the country.
