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The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday revoked the bail given to former Chairman of the defunct Presidential Pension Reform Task Team (PPRTT) who is facing charges of contract racketeering and stealing to the tune of N N738.6m

Justice Okon Abang, who gave the order in a ruling, also issued a bench warrant for Maina’s arrest anywhere he is sighted.

The EFCC’s Lawyer, Mohammed Abubakar, while making the application, told the court that the former pension boss had jumped bail.

Maina was granted a bail in the sum of N500 million with a surety in the like sum who must be a serving senator.

Senator Ali Ndume, who stood for him, had reported that he could not locate Maina again.

The EFCC had, on Oct. 25, 2019 charged the defendant before the court alongside his firm, Common Input Property and Investment Ltd on a 12 count charge on money laundering.

 

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