Police extradite Maina from Niger

The Nigeria Police Force, yesterday, extradited former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, 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.

Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba, who disclosed this yesterday in Abuja, said the team from INTERPOL Nigeria, led by CP Garba Umar, having completed the necessary documentation requirements and other extradition processes, flew Maina aboard an NPF Jet 5N-HAR and landed at exactly 14:17 p.m. (Nigerian time).

“Meanwhile, the Inspector General of Police, Muhammad Adamu, 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,” he stated