Indications emerged yesterday that the Department of State Services (DSS) has handed over the former Chairman of the defunct Presidential Pension Reforms Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
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A highly placed source in EFCC yesterday night confirmed to Nigerian pilot that Maina was being questioned on various aspects of alleged financial crimes and contract scams committed during his tenure.
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According to the source, the operatives of the Commission alongside the legal Department within the week will be done with the interrogation and subsequently, he will be charged before a Federal High court in Abuja.
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Maina was arrested by the DSS earlier this week in an undisclosed hotel, where he had gone to lodge with his son, who reportedly pulled a gun against DSS operatives when they went to arrest him.
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A highly placed source in EFCC yesterday night confirmed to Nigerian pilot that Maina was being questioned on various aspects of alleged financial crimes and contract scams committed during his tenure.
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According to the source, the operatives of the Commission alongside the legal Department within the week will be done with the interrogation and subsequently, he will be charged before a Federal High court in Abuja.
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Maina was arrested by the DSS earlier this week in an undisclosed hotel, where he had gone to lodge with his son, who reportedly pulled a gun against DSS operatives when they went to arrest him.