The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the commitment of Faisal Maina, son of former Pension Reform Taskforce chairman Abdulrasheed Maina, to a correctional centre to serve his seven-year prison sentence following his re-arrest.
Justice James Omotosho issued the order on Thursday, November 12, 2026, after granting an ex-parte application filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), through its lawyer, M.K. Hussain. Faisal was re-arrested by the Department of State Services on October 14, 2026, after jumping bail and failing to attend his trial for about six years.
Faisal was arraigned in 2019 on a three-count charge bordering on money laundering and failure to make full disclosure in an asset declaration form. After he failed to appear in court, the trial proceeded in his absence, and Justice Okon Abang convicted him on October 7, 2021, sentencing him to five years on counts one and three, and 14 years on count two, to run concurrently.
However, Justice Omotosho said the applicable sentences, in line with the Court of Appeal’s judgment of November 24, 2022, were three years on count one, seven years on count two and three years on count three, all to run concurrently. The court directed that the sentences take effect from October 14, 2026, the date of Faisal’s re-arrest, and issued a warrant committing him to the Nigeria Correctional Service to serve the term.
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