Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court Abuja on Monday November 8, 2021 convicted former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT) Abdulrasheed Maina on charges of money laundering brought against by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and sentenced him to eight years imprisonment. The Judge ruled that the prosecution successfully…
Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, today, Thursday, October 7, 2021, convicted and sentenced the son of former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, PRTT, Abdulrasheed Maina, Faisal, to 14 years imprisonment. The Court found Faisal guilty on a three-count charge of money laundering brought against him by…
Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court yesterday ordered the forfeiture of a property belonging to Sani Dan-Galadima who stood as Faisal Maina’s surety to the Federal Government. Galadima, a member of the House of Representatives representing Kaura-Namoda Federal Constituency of Zamfara used the said property as bail bond for Faisal, son of Abdulrasheed…
The trial of Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman, Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT) before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja continued in his absence on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 with the prosecution presenting two witnesses. Maina is facing a 12-count charge of operating fictitious bank accounts, corruption, and money laundering to the tune…
In Nigeria at the moment, there’s a word, or more appropriately buzzword that resonates everywhere: It is a word that even children in nursery school may be familiar with given every usual reference to it at the slightest opportunity. Indeed, there is hardly any news item from Nigeria these days that does not make mention…