Oct. 24, 2017
Abdulrahman Dambazau, the Minister of Interior, has advised the WANTED former chairman of Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, to report to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to clear his name, NigeriaNews has learnt. This was indicated in an official correspondence sent to the EFCC by Ministry of Interior. It was learnt that the letter was in response to a letter written to the ministry asking that it makes Maina available for questioning.
According to Punch Newspaper correspondents, the sources within the EFCC said the usual procedure for inviting senior government officials is to write to the head of the ministry or agency where the person works.
A source at the EFCC said, “The Ministry of Interior sent a letter to the EFCC on Tuesday informing the commission that it had mandated Maina to make himself available for questioning at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja.
“So far, Maina has not made himself available and we are still looking for him.”
The suspect is wanted for his role in N2bn pension scandal has not reported to work since the close of work last Friday. According to the spokesman for the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, he confirmed that said that operatives were still on Maina’s trail. He said, “We are still on his trail and he has not yet been arrested.”
An EFCC source revealed that the commission had limited its search to the Kaduna/Kano area.