IGP applauds Maina’s extradition, says legal actions will follow

The Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Adamu has applauded the extradition of former chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team Abdulrasheed Maina to Nigeria from Niger Republic.

The IGP assured that legal actions will follow.

Adamu was quoted as saying this in a statement by the Nigeria Police Force on Thursday posted on Twitter.

Maina had fled to Niger following his N2 billion money laundering trial.

The statement by the Force read: “The Nigeria Police Force has extradited Abdulrashid Abdullahi Maina, former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), today, 3rd December, 2020, to Nigeria from Niamey, Niger Republic, where he was arrested having been declared wanted by a court of competent jurisdiction over a pending criminal trial against him.

“Recall that Abdulrashid Maina was arrested on 30th November, 2020 through the collaborative efforts of the operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, INTERPOL NCB, Abuja and their Nigerien counterpart. The team from INTERPOL Nigeria, led by the Commissioner of Police INTERPOL, CP Garba Umar, having completed the necessary documentation requirements and other extradition processes, flew the wanted former Pension Boss, Maina into Nigeria aboard an NPF Jet 5N-HAR and landed at exactly 1417Hrs (Nigerian Time).

“Meanwhile, the Inspector General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, NPM, mni while applauding the trans-national/inter-agency collaborations that led to the successful arrest and extradition of the wanted fugitive, assures that necessary legal actions will follow immediately.”