The Departtment of State Service (DSS) has confirmed the arrest of the former Chairman of the Presidential Task Team on Pension Matters (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, who has been running away from the long arm of the law.
The DSS confirmed this in a statement issued by its spokesperson, Peter Afunanya, saying it arrested Mr Maina and his 20-year-old son, Faisal, at the Pennsylvania Avenue Hotel, Utako, Abuja, on September 30.
The agency said Mr Faisal tried to resist arrest after he pulled out a pistol, but was, however, disarmed and arrested.
It further said that the arrest followed a request by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) to the Service to assist in the apprehension of the suspect.
The EFCC had earlier declared Mr Maina wanted over fraud N100 billion allegations regarding the misuse of funds meant for Nigerian pensioners.
The statement read in part, “Maina was arrested in the company of his 20-year-old son, Faisal Abdulrasheed Maina, who unsuccessfully tried to resist the arrest,” the DSS said.
“The lad even pulled a pistol against the security agents involved in the operation.
“He was, however, disarmed and arrested. He is a final year student at the Canadian University of Dubai where he is studying Telecoms Engineering.
”Items recovered from the suspects include a pistol with live ammunition, a bulletproof Range Rover SUV, a BMW Saloon car, foreign currencies, a Phantom 7 drone, and sensitive documents.”
The suspects and the recovered items will be handed over to the EFCC for further investigations and further actions, the DSS said.
Mr. Mainan had been dismissed in 2013 by the Civil Service following a recommendation by the office of the Head of Service.
He was in 2012 accused of leading a massive pension fraud scheme amounting to more than N100 billion.
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