Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdul-Rashid Maina after a four year manhunt.
Maina was arrested in an Abuja hotel shortly after sneaking into Nigeria from Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
According to a source, Maina was arrested in a hotel in Abuja as he attempted escaping by shooting at the DSS operatives detailed to arrest him.
The source said, “He hid himself in a bulletproof car for several hours before he was forced out by the operatives.
“On the request of the EFCC, the DSS has been monitoring his movement for days before now.”
Another source further revealed that, “Following inter-agency collaboration, intelligence report indicated that Maina had sneaked into the country from Dubai.
“He was trailed to an Abuja hotel where he was arrested after operatives outwitted those who tried to ferry him away in a bullet-proof vehicle.
“He is currently being quizzed. He is likely to be handed over to the EFCC for trial. He has a pending case since 2015.”
Maina has been on the wanted list of the antigraft agency for embezzling N2.1 billion pension fund.
