DSS Arrests Faisal Maina for Money Laundering Charges
Faisal Maina, the son of Abdulrasheed Maina, the former chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, was arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) in the Karsana area of Abuja. His arrest occurred after he reportedly returned to Nigeria following years on the run.
The DSS operatives acted on intelligence indicating his secret return. Faisal had been evading law enforcement since 2020 after allegedly breaching bail conditions during his trial for money laundering.
He was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on three counts of money laundering and fled the country after being granted bail. His trial continued in his absence, leading to his conviction by the Federal High Court in Abuja in October 2021.
Justice Okon Abang sentenced him to 14 years’ imprisonment for money laundering offences, establishing that Faisal operated a fictitious bank account with United Bank for Africa (UBA) used by his father to launder N58.1 million.
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