The former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, has been arrested.
A report by the PRNigeria indicated that Maina was arrested in Niger Republic on the night of Monday, November 30 .
Recall that Senator Ali Ndume who stands surety for Maina was arrested and released on Friday, November 27, after spending four days in detention.
But the Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday granted bail to the Borno South Senator, over his suretyship for Maina, believed to have jumped bail.
Justice Abang, in a ruling, said he chose to grant the senator bail based on his record of good behaviour before the court, notwithstanding that the other grounds of his bail application failed.
It was learnt that Maina was rounded up by the operatives of intelligence service in collaboration with men of anti-corruption agency in Nigeria in a town in the Niger Republic.
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According to the report, a top intelligence officer said that the arrest was made possible due to an existing mutual relationship and security agreement between the two neighbouring countries.
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Maina is facing a 12-count money laundering charge levelled against him and a firm by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The anti-graft agency alleged that Maina, as chairman of the defunct PRTT, used the account of the firm for money laundering to the tune of about N2 billion, part of which he used to acquire landed properties in Abuja.
According to the report, a top intelligence officer said that the arrest was made possible due to an existing mutual relationship and security agreement between the two neighbouring countries.
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