Maina's Son Sent Back To Jail To Serve Out Prison Sentence

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered Faisal Maina, son of former Pension Reform Task Team chairman Abdulrasheed Maina, to be committed to a correctional centre to serve his seven-year prison sentence for money laundering and failure to fully disclose his assets.

Justice James Omotosho issued the order on Thursday, November 12, following an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) seeking a warrant to enforce the conviction.

Faisal was arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) on October 14, 2026, in the Karsana area of Abuja, about six years after he jumped bail and went into hiding. He was subsequently handed over to the EFCC.

The court directed that he serve three years on count one, seven years on count two and three years on count three, with all sentences running concurrently from October 14, the date of his re-arrest.

Faisal was convicted in absentia in October 2021 after his trial continued following his disappearance. Although the Court of Appeal upheld the conviction in November 2022, it reduced his original 14-year sentence to seven years.