Former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrashid Abdullahi Maina in Niamey, Niger Republic has been arrested in Niger Republic, the Nigeria Police has said.
Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba, on Tuesday in statement said they were perfecting extradition processes to enable him face trial in pending criminal proceedings against him.
Mba said Maina, who was declared wanted by a court, was arrested on Monday night, 30th November, 2020, through the collaborative efforts of the operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, INTERPOL NCB, Abuja and their Nigerien counterpart.
The Force spokesman, DCP Frank Mba, in a statement on Tuesday, said the police were perfecting the paperwork for the repatriation of the fugitive from Niger where he fled in a bid to escape justice for allegedly stealing N2 billion.
It explained that Maina would soon be brought back to the country to continue with his ongoing trial.
The former Ministry of Interior director is being prosecuted on 12 counts of money laundering to the tune of N2 billion by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
He had jumped bail forcing the trial judge, Justice Abang Okon, to issue an arrest warrant against him.
The former Ministry of Interior director is being prosecuted on 12 counts of money laundering to the tune of N2 billion by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
He had jumped bail forcing the trial judge, Justice Abang Okon, to issue an arrest warrant against him.