The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has declared a former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Abdullahi Maina, wanted over an alleged multi-billion-naira fraud case.
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The commission announced the development on Wednesday through a statement shared on its verified X account by its Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale.
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The declaration comes amid Maina’s previous legal battles over alleged financial crimes involving pension funds. The former government official has faced prosecution over allegations relating to the handling of more than N2 billion.
Maina was arraigned by the EFCC in October 2019 on a 12-count charge connected with money laundering. He pleaded not guilty to the allegations and subsequently faced trial before the Federal High Court in Abuja.
In November 2021, the court convicted him on money laundering offences involving more than N2 billion and sentenced him to prison.
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Maina was later released from the Kuje Correctional Centre after completing the prison term arising from the conviction.
The latest declaration by the EFCC places him on the commission’s wanted list as authorities continue efforts to locate him in connection with the case.
The EFCC did not provide further details in the announcement on the circumstances surrounding the latest declaration or indicate where Maina was believed to be.
The commission urged members of the public with information that could assist in locating him to provide such information to the appropriate authorities.
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