Six years after jumping bail and fleeing trial, Faisal Maina, son of former Pension Reform Task Team chairman Abdulrasheed Maina, is set to begin serving his seven-year prison sentence following a fresh court order directing his transfer to a correctional facility.
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Key Highlights
- A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered Faisal Maina’s remand in a correctional centre to serve his sentence.
- Justice James Omotosho issued the committal warrant on an ex parte application by the EFCC.
- Faisal was rearrested by the DSS in Karsana, Abuja, on October 14, 2026.
- He will serve seven years, as the three sentences run concurrently.
- He was convicted in absentia in 2021 after jumping bail; the Court of Appeal upheld the conviction in 2022.
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, November 12, 2026, ordered the remand of Faisal in a correctional centre to enforce the sentence imposed on him over money laundering and failure to fully disclose his assets.
Justice James Omotosho issued the committal warrant after granting an ex parte application filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The anti-graft agency had approached the court to enforce the conviction and sentence upheld by the Court of Appeal, following Faisal’s arrest by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) in Karsana, Abuja, on October 14, 2026.
EFCC counsel, M.K. Hussain, told the court that Faisal should begin serving his sentence from the date of his rearrest.
Sentences to Run Concurrently
Granting the application, Justice Omotosho ordered that Faisal serve three years on count one, seven years on count two and three years on count three.
The sentences are to run concurrently, meaning Faisal will serve the longest term of seven years, rather than add up the individual sentences.
Six Years on the Run
Faisal’s legal troubles began in 2019 when he was arraigned before the Federal High Court on three counts bordering on money laundering and failure to disclose his assets.
Although he pleaded not guilty to the charges, he subsequently jumped bail and absconded, prompting the court to proceed with his trial in absentia.
On October 7, 2021, Justice Okon Abang convicted him and sentenced him to five years each on counts one and three, and 14 years on count two, with the sentences running concurrently.
The court also ordered his arrest wherever he might be found.
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However, the Court of Appeal upheld his conviction on November 24, 2022, while reducing the sentences to three years on counts one and three, and seven years on count two.
His eventual arrest in October 2026 paved the way for the EFCC to return to court to secure an order enforcing the outstanding prison sentence.
Faisal’s case is separate from that of his father, Abdulrasheed Maina, who was convicted over the laundering of approximately N2 billion in pension funds and has since completed his prison term.
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