Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court has ordered the remand of the Abdulrasheed Maina, a former chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Force Team, at Kuje Correctional Centre, pending the conclusion of his trial.
Maina, who is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on N2bn money laundering charges, jumped bail and fled to a neighboring country; Republic of Niger and was extradited to Nigeria on Thursday.
Ali Ndume, senator representing Borno South, who stood as his surety was last week remanded in prison custody, but was granted bail because he has a record of “good behaviour”.
