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N2bn fraud: Arrest ex-pension boss now, Sagay, Falana tell Buhari
The Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), and prominent lawyer, Femi Falana have called on the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to arrest immediately the wanted ex-chairman of the defunct Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Abdulrasheed Maina, who has returned to Nigeria.
Maina, who fled the country in 2015 after being indicted for allegedly perpetrating fraud to the tune of N2bn, returned to the country and was posted to the Ministry of Interior based on the recommendation of the Head of Service and was given double promotion.
But on Sunday evening, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission spokesman, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, maintained that Maina was still wanted.
Speaking with Punch correspondent on Sunday, Sagay said Maina’s case should not be treated with kid gloves based on the gravity of the offence he allegedly committed.
Punch, October 23, 2017
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el-sig
October 23, 2017 at 12:55 pm
This country is incredible!
After all the noise they’ll just sweep it under the carpet as usual. If the Buhari government has failed to fight corruption, they should, at least limit brazen impunity in the public sphere! Haba Naija!
evaristus udeani
October 24, 2017 at 2:49 am
“This is government of the North, and for the North”, otherwise no other tribe will have it so smooth with this government on corruption charges.
Once you are APC, you are a Saint, while others are Profiled as Criminals, especially if you are from the South and of Igbo extraction.
With this impunity, we must RESTRUCTURE this country so that our collective wealth is not siphoned by a section of this country in the name of a UNITED country.
Enough is Enough.