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N2BN CONTRACT SCAM: DSS hands over Maina to EFCC

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N2BN PENSION SCAM: DSS hands over Maina to EFCC

The arrested Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Mr. Abdulrasheed Maina has been handed over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by the Department of State Service (DSS)

It would be recalled that Maina was arrested at the Pennsylvania Avenue Hotel, Utako, Abuja alongside his 20-year-old son, Faisal, who allegedly pulled a pistol at DSS operatives in a bid to stop the arrest of his father.

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Maina, who had been evading arrest for over four years was taken into the EFCC custody late on Wednesday.

According to an EFCC source, Maina was already been interrogated as at Wednesday night.

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