The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has once again declared the former Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Abdulrasheed Maina, wanted over an alleged case involving the receipt of stolen property.
The anti-graft agency announced this in a public notice issued on Wednesday, alongside Maina’s photograph.
Maina, 61, who is from Biu in Borno State, was earlier declared wanted by the EFCC in November 2015 over allegations bordering on procurement fraud, stealing and money laundering linked to the pension biometric scam.
The commission appealed to members of the public who may have information about his whereabouts to contact the EFCC, the nearest police station or other relevant security agencies.
The notice stated, “The public is hereby notified that ABDULRASHEED ABDULLAHI MAINA, whose photograph appears above, is wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in an alleged case of Receiving Stolen Properties.”
The EFCC listed its offices in Ibadan, Uyo, Sokoto, Maiduguri, Benin, Makurdi, Kaduna, Ilorin, Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Gombe, Port Harcourt and Abuja as locations where information concerning Maina could be submitted.
The commission also provided a telephone line and its official email address through which members of the public could forward relevant information.
Maina gained national prominence while serving as chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms under the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan. The task force was involved in efforts to recover pension funds and address alleged corruption within the pension system.
His time in office was later overshadowed by legal proceedings after the EFCC charged him with alleged money laundering involving funds associated with pension reforms.
In November 2022, the Federal High Court in Abuja convicted Maina and sentenced him to eight years in prison for money laundering-related offences. The court also ordered the forfeiture of assets connected to the case.
The former pension task force chairman subsequently challenged the conviction through an appeal.
However, the latest EFCC wanted notice did not indicate whether the new declaration is linked to his earlier pension-related case, nor did it provide further details about the alleged stolen property.
