The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has issued a fresh wanted notice for Abdulrasheed Abdullahi Maina, the former head of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms.
According to the anti-corruption agency, Maina is being sought in connection with an allegation involving the receipt of property believed to have been stolen.
The EFCC published the notice on Wednesday alongside a photograph of the former pension reform official and called on anyone who may have information capable of assisting investigators to come forward.
The notice stated, “The public is hereby notified that ABDULRASHEED ABDULLAHI MAINA, whose photograph appears above, is wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in an alleged case of Receiving Stolen Properties.”
The commission said information concerning Maina could be submitted at its offices in Abuja, Lagos, Ibadan, Uyo, Sokoto, Maiduguri, Benin, Makurdi, Kaduna, Ilorin, Enugu, Kano, Gombe and Port Harcourt.
Members of the public were also directed to contact the police or other appropriate security authorities. The EFCC provided a telephone line and email address for the submission of relevant information.
Maina, 61, hails from Biu Local Government Area of Borno State and became widely known during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan.
He headed the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, which was set up to address alleged irregularities within the pension system and pursue the recovery of funds suspected to have been lost through fraudulent activities.
His role in the pension reform exercise later became the subject of a lengthy legal dispute. The EFCC prosecuted him over allegations relating to the movement and laundering of funds associated with the pension reform programme.
In November 2022, the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja convicted Maina on money laundering charges and sentenced him to eight years behind bars. The court further directed the forfeiture of properties connected to the proceedings.
Maina subsequently challenged the judgment at the appellate level.
The latest EFCC announcement, however, did not explain whether the new allegation is linked to the earlier pension-related proceedings. The agency also did not disclose what specific property is alleged to have been received by Maina.
