The Department of State Services (DSS) arrests Faisal Maina in Abuja and hands him over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Multiple outlets report that Faisal Maina is the son of Abdulrasheed Maina, a former Pension Reform Task Team chairman.
Reports say Faisal Maina had been on the run since 2020, after facing EFCC arraignment tied to alleged money-laundering offences. One outlet describes the case as involving a three-count charge bordering on money laundering, and other coverage characterises the charges as the 2020 money-laundering case. Accounts also differ slightly on the circumstances leading to his capture: one report notes his long-running fugitive status, while another says he had returned secretly to Nigeria and was tracked in the Karsana area of Abuja.
Across the reports, the central points remain consistent: DSS detains Faisal Maina at the location reported by outlets as Karsana, and EFCC is set to handle the next stage of the prosecution-linked matter.
