The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has once more declared Abdulrasheed Maina, the former chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), wanted.
According to an official announcement shared via the anti-graft agency’s official social media handle on Wednesday, Maina is being sought in connection with an ongoing investigation into an alleged case of receiving stolen property.
In the widely circulated notice, the commission provided key identifying details, describing the embattled former public official as an indigene of Biu Local Government Area in Borno State.
The EFCC has urgently appealed to members of the general public who might possess actionable intelligence or useful information regarding his current whereabouts to immediately report to the nearest commission office or law enforcement agency.
This latest development marks another chapter in Maina’s turbulent history with the country’s anti-corruption authorities.
In 2015, the EFCC similarly declared him wanted over his alleged complicity in a controversial pension biometric contracts scandal.
That earlier case also tied him to former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Steve Oronsaye, alongside two other individuals.
Following those initial investigations, the commission arraigned Maina alongside Oronsaye and others before the Federal High Court in Abuja.
They faced a heavy 24-count criminal charge sheet bordering on procurement fraud, money laundering, and obtaining money by false pretenses, reflecting the deep-rooted financial improprieties uncovered within the sector during their tenure.
Maina’s legal battles further intensified in 2019 when he faced a separate wave of intense prosecution by the EFCC over fresh allegations of extensive pension fraud and sophisticated money laundering schemes.
As the anti-graft agency intensifies its manhunt to bring him back into custody, this new declaration underscores the persistent pursuit of accountability for high-profile financial crimes.
