A Federal High Court in Abuja orders Faisal Maina—son of the jailed former pension official Abdulrasheed Maina—to be committed to a correctional centre to begin serving a seven-year jail term for money laundering and related offences. The court issues a warrant following an ex parte application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) after Faisal is re-arrested by security operatives.
Multiple outlets report that Faisal was arrested in the Karsana area of Abuja on October 14, after spending about six years on the run following his conviction in absentia. Outlets also say the presiding judge is Justice James Omotosho and that the EFCC sought enforcement details, including how the jail term should be counted from the re-arrest date. One outlet’s wider case details add that the court previously proceeded with trial in his absence after he jumped bail and stopped attending hearings.
While the core facts are consistent, coverage framing differs slightly: some emphasise the six years of fleeing and the role of particular agencies (DSS/SSS/EFCC), while others focus on the court’s remand/commitment order and the start of the term.
