BREAKING: Court Orders Remand Of Maina Till End Of Trial

A federal high court in Abuja has ordered the remand of Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), at Kuje correctional centre until the end of his trial.

“The defendant is already on bench warrant, his bail having been revoked,” Okon Abang, the judge said.

“So, he shall be remanded in correctional service pending completion of trial.”

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Maina, who is on trial for alleged money laundering to the tune of N2 billion, stopped attending proceedings in September setting Ali Ndume, senator representing Borno south, who stood as his surety against the law.

Okon Abang, the judge, had issued a warrant of arrest against him.

On Monday, Maina was arrested in Niger Republic where he had taken refuge, and was extradited to Nigeria on Thursday.

In a blue kaftan and a traditional cap, Maina was brought before the court to face his trial on Friday.