The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, wanted over an alleged case of receiving stolen property.
The EFCC made the declaration in a wanted notice issued on Wednesday and signed by its Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale.
According to the commission, Maina, 61, is an indigene of Biu, Borno State.
“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 notice stated.
The anti-graft agency appealed to members of the public with information about Maina’s whereabouts to assist in locating him.
“Anybody with useful information as to his whereabouts should please contact the Commission in its Ibadan, Uyo, Sokoto, Maiduguri, Benin, Makurdi, Kaduna, Ilorin, Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Gombe, Port Harcourt or Abuja offices,” the EFCC said.
The commission also provided a telephone number and email address for information that could assist in locating Maina, while urging members of the public to contact the nearest police station or other security agencies.
The latest wanted declaration is not the first time Maina has been declared wanted by the EFCC.
In 2015, the commission declared him wanted over allegations linked to a pension biometric contracts case involving former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Steve Oronsaye, and two others. Maina was subsequently prosecuted in a separate case involving allegations of pension fraud and money laundering.
His legal troubles also led to his arrest in Niger Republic in 2019 after he failed to appear for proceedings in Nigeria. He was later brought back to the country to face trial.
In November 2021, a Federal High Court in Abuja convicted Maina of money laundering offences and sentenced him to eight years in prison. He was released from custody in February 2025 after serving part of his sentence.
The EFCC’s latest notice did not give details of the alleged stolen property or state when the alleged offence occurred. It also did not indicate whether the new allegation is connected to the previous pension-related cases.