The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared the former Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Abdularasheed Maina, wanted over an allegation of receiving stolen property.
The EFCC made the announcement in a wanted notice issued on its X handle and signed by its Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale.
The anti-graft agency said Maina, aged 61, is an indigene of Biu in Borno State, and he is wanted in connection with an alleged case of receiving stolen property.
“The public is hereby notified that Abdularasheed Abdullahi Maina, whose photograph appears above, is wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in an alleged case of receiving stolen property,” the commission said.
The commission urged members of the public with information on his whereabouts to assist in locating him.
“Anybody with useful information as to his whereabouts should please contact the Commission in its Ibadan, Uyo, Sokoto, Maiduguri, Benin, Makurdi, Kaduna, Ilorin, Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Gombe, Port Harcourt, or Abuja offices,” it added.
The EFCC also urged anyone with relevant information to contact the commission through its designated telephone line or email address, info@efcc.gov.ng.
It also asked members of the public to provide information to the nearest police station or other security agencies.
However, the anti-graft agency notice did not provide further details on the alleged stolen property case or state when the alleged offense occurred.
The latest development comes against the backdrop of Maina’s long-running legal troubles over allegations relating to pension funds.
It will be recalled that Maina was previously declared wanted by the EFCC after he failed to appear for his trial in a case involving alleged N2 billion in fraud linked to the pension reform program.
He was subsequently arrested in the Republic of Niger in 2019 and brought back to Nigeria to face trial.
In November 2021, a Federal High Court in Abuja convicted Maina and sentenced him to eight years in prison for money laundering offenses.
Reports on the case disclosed that the prosecution had linked him to the handling of funds allegedly derived from unlawful activities.
The Nigerian Correctional Service later announced that Maina was released from custody on February 25, 2025, after serving part of his sentence.
The NCS attributed his release to good conduct in prison and said the decision was made in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
