The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) on Thursday extradited the former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrashid Abdullahi Maina back to Nigeria from Niamey, Niger Republic where he ran to after jumping a court bail granted on account of corruption charges preferred against him.
Maina was arrested in Niger having been declared wanted by a court of competent jurisdiction over a pending criminal trial against him.
His arrest on November 30th, 2020 came through the collaborative efforts of the operatives of the NPF, the INTERPOL NCB, Abuja and their Nigerien counterpart.
The team from INTERPOL Nigeria, led by the Commissioner of Police INTERPOL, CP Garba Umar, having completed the necessary documentation requirements and other extradition processes, flew the wanted former Pension Boss, Maina into Nigeria aboard an NPF Jet 5N-HAR and landed at exactly 2:17 pm.
Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, who applauded the trans-national/inter-agency collaborations that led to the successful arrest and extradition of the wanted fugitive, assured that necessary legal actions will follow immediately.
