Court remands Maina in Kuje prison 3 months after jumping bail
- Abdulrasheed Maina has been ordered to be remanded in prison by the Federal High Court in Abuja
- The order was given by Justice Okon Abang following the resumption of Maina's trial on Friday, December 4
- Maina, a former chairman of the defunct Pension Reformed Task Team, is facing trial over an alleged N2 billion money laundering
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The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the remand of Abdulrasheed Maina, a former chairman of the defunct Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT), Channels TV reports.
Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, December 4, ordered Maina to be remanded at Kuje Correctional Centre pending the conclusion of his trial.
Following the resumption of Maina's trial, Adaji Abel, the counsel representing the former PRTT boss, formally withdrew from the case.
Meanwhile, the lawyer taking over the matter asked the court for a short adjournment to enable him to get acquainted with the facts of the case.
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Justice Abang granted the application and adjourned the case to Tuesday, December 8, for a continuation of trial.
In a report by The Cable, Maina was brought before the court by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) three months after he jumped bail and went into hiding.
It was gathered that Maina, who is on trial for alleged money laundering to the tune of N 2 billion, had stopped attending court proceedings back in September.
The judge, therefore, revoked Maina’s bail and remanded Senator Ali Ndume who stood as Maina's surety to prison.
The senator representing Borno south was later granted bail on account of good behaviour despite that the other grounds of his bail application failed.
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Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the former chairman of the defunct PRTT was on Thursday, December 3, extradited from Niger Republic.
The extradition of Maina was done by the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) and confirmed by the Nigerian Police Force.
According to the NPF, Maina was brought into the country aboard an NPF Jet 5N-HAR and landed at Abuja on Thursday.
The efforts of Interpol that led to the arrest and extradition of the embattled former Nigerian public servant was applauded by Inspector-General of Police (IGP) M.A Adamu.
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