DSS arrests Maina’s son after returning to Nigeria, hands him over to EFCC
The DSS has arrested Faisal Maina, son of the ex-pension boss, after he secretly returned to Nigeria and handed him over to the EFCC to serve his jail term Read More:…
Abdulrasheed Maina, the former chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, became one of Nigeria's most high-profile fugitives after being indicted in a multi-billion-naira pension funds scam. He was eventually convicted and jailed, but the case drew wider attention when his son, Faisal Maina, was also convicted for money laundering linked to the scandal and reportedly fled the country rather than serve his sentence, evading arrest since around 2020.
Faisal Maina's arrest by the Department of State Services (DSS) following his return to Nigeria marks the resolution of a years-long manhunt for a fugitive convict tied to one of the country's most notorious pension fraud cases. Coverage across outlets agrees on the core facts — his arrest, his status as a convicted fugitive, and his handover to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to begin serving his term — though details such as the circumstances of his return, where he was arrested, and the length of time he spent evading authorities vary slightly in emphasis between reports.