Di Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) don declare former chairman of di Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Abdullahi Maina, wanted again over one alleged case wey concern stolen property.
Di anti-graft agency make di announcement on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, through one public notice wey Dele Oyewale, wey be EFCC Head of Media and Publicity, sign. Di commission ask anybody wey get useful information about Maina whereabouts to help give di information to EFCC, police or anoda security agency.
According to di notice, Maina na 61 years old and e come from Biu Local Government Area for Borno State. EFCC to bring im foto as part of di wanted notice and list several of im offices across Nigeria where pipo fit submit information.
Di commission mention Abuja, Lagos, Ibadan, Uyo, Sokoto, Maiduguri, Benin, Makurdi, Kaduna, Ilorin, Enugu, Kano, Gombe and Port Harcourt among di places where anybody wey know where Maina dey fit contact EFCC. Di agency too tell members of di public say dem fit report useful information to di nearest police station or anoda security agency.
Dis latest wanted notice no be di first time wey Maina mata enta serious legal trouble for Nigeria. Before now, EFCC don prosecute am over financial offences connected to pension funds. For October 2019, EFCC arraign Maina and im company, Common Input Property and Investment Limited, before Federal High Court for Abuja over charges wey concern money laundering. Maina plead not guilty to di charges.
During dat earlier case, Maina lats fail to appear before court, and di court order im arrest afta e revoke im bail. Reports say security authorities later locate am for Niger Republic and bring am back Nigeria in December 2020 so di legal proceedings fit continue.
For November 2021, Federal High Court for Abuja convict Maina on several money-laundering counts and give am prison sentence wey amount to eight years because di terms run together. Di court also make financial order against am. Di Court of Appeal later uphold di conviction in 2023.
Maina lata leave Kuje Correctional Centre in February 2025 afta e serve part of di sentence. Nigerian Correctional Service explain say im release follow good conduct and di rules wey govern release from custody.
But di former pension reform official still get anoda legal mata wey dey before court. EFCC dey prosecute am for anoda case wey concern alleged receipt of stolen funds, while proceedings for dat matter don face delays because Maina no dey appear physically for court on several occasions.
For February 2026, one Federal Capital Territory High Court judge, Justice Abubakar Kutigi, reportedly express concern about di delay for di case and consider weda Maina bail should continue. Di court lata allow di proceedings to continue based on undertaking from im lawyers.
E beta make pipo understand say di fresh wanted notice wey EFCC issue on September 23 concern alleged receiving of stolen property. Di notice itself no give detailed explanation about when or where di alleged offence happen. E also no mean say every allegation against Maina don automatically become proven fact, because any fresh criminal allegation still dey subject to court process and di rule of law.
Di development con add anoda chapter for one long-running legal mata wey don involve former pension official, anti-corruption authorities, courts and questions about accountability for public funds.
EFCC now dey depend partly on information from members of di public to locate Maina. Di commission say anybody wey get credible information about im whereabouts should pass di information through EFCC offices or security authorities, instead of trying to take action by themselves.
Di latest development don already receive report from several Nigerian media houses, including Punch, Premium Times, Independent, TheCable-linked Nigerian journalism platforms and other established news organisations. Punch and Premium Times separately confirm say EFCC issue di wanted notice on September 23, while Independent report say di fresh mata concern alleged receiving of stolen property.
For now, di main issue wey EFCC put before di public na to help di agency locate Maina over di fresh allegation. Any further decision about di allegation itself go depend on investigation, court proceedings and whatever evidence competent authorities present according to Nigerian law.
EFCC don declare former pension reform boss Abdulrasheed Maina wanted again over alleged receiving of stolen property and ask public for useful information about im whereabouts.