Breaking: Court Orders Maina To Be Remanded In Prison

Maina To Be Remanded In Prison Custody

Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered that Abdulrasheed Maina, the former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT) be remanded in prison custody.

The judge gave the order on Friday when Maina was brought before the court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

In his ruling, the judge however ordered that Maina be given access to his lawyers while in custody. He was also given four days to prepare his defense.

The case was then adjourned to October 30, for trial without fail.

According to the judge, the trial will be from day to day as no frivolous application for adjournment shall be entertained in the course of the trial.

As earlier reported by Naija News, the EFCC had earlier on Friday arraigned Maina alongside his son on a 12-count charge to which he pleaded not guilty.

The arraignment follows the initial arrest of Maina and his son n September 30, 2019, at an Abuja hotel by the Department of State Services (DSS) before he was subsequently handed to the EFCC on October 2 for further investigation and prosecution on allegations of fraud and money laundering to the tune of N2.1 billion.