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NATIONAL: Court orders Maina to remain in prison till end of trial

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has dragged back a former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Taskforce Team, Abulrasheed Maina, to court for Friday’s proceedings of his trial at the Federal High Court in Abuja.

Maina, who has been in the news recently for jumping bail, is being prosecuted by the EFCC on 2bn money laundering charges.

After jumping bail, Maina’s whereabouts were unknown for weeks forcing Justice Okong Abang to continue his trial in absentia.

Maina was eventually found and arrested in Niger Republic.

He was extradited to Nigeria on Thursday about two weeks after the court revoked his bail,

He was produced in court at about 8.27 am ahead of the proceedings scheduled to commence by 9 am on Friday.

He sat between two EFCC operatives in the courtroom.

Maina last attended court in July and has subsequently missed up to six court sessions since September 29.
Unable to produce the defendant, his surety, Senator Ali Ndume, was imprisoned by the court but later granted bail after spending five days in detention.

Meanwhile, Justice Okon Abang has ordered Maina’s to be remanded on Friday, following an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) prosecution counsel, Mohammed Abubakar.

Ruling on the EFCC’s application for a remand order, Justice Abang said, “The defendant is already on bench warrant having jumped bail.

“So he shall be remanded in correctional centre pending the conclusion of the trial.”
Upon Adaji Abel’s request, a lawyer who newly took over Maina’s defence, the judge has adjourned the case till December 8.

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