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BREAKING: Court remands Maina in prison till end of trial

The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the remand of a former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Taskforce Team, Abulrasheed Maina, in prison, till the end of his trial.

Justice Okon Abang made the order following an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s prosecution counsel, Mr Mohammed Abubakar.

Maina who is being prosecuted by the EFCC on N2bn money laundering charges had jumped bail and fled to the Republic of Niger.

Read also: EFCC returns fugitive ex-pension boss Maina to court

But he was produced in court for the first time on Friday following his extradition to Nigeria earlier on Thursday.

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

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