{"id":110089,"date":"2019-10-02T17:15:27","date_gmt":"2019-10-02T16:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/?p=110089"},"modified":"2019-10-02T17:15:27","modified_gmt":"2019-10-02T16:15:27","slug":"mainas-son-pulled-out-a-pistol-to-resist-fathers-arrest-dss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/mainas-son-pulled-out-a-pistol-to-resist-fathers-arrest-dss\/","title":{"rendered":"Maina\u2019s son pulled out a pistol to resist father\u2019s arrest – DSS"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Department of State Services (DSS) has confirmed arresting Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT).<\/p>\n
Peter Afunanya, spokesman of the agency, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
He said Maina was arrested at a hotel in Abuja on September 30, 2019, saying his son attempted to open fire on the DSS operatives involved in the operation.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe arrest which was effected at the Pennsylvania Avenue Hotel, Utako, Abuja followed a request by the EFCC to the Service to assist in the apprehension of the suspect,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n
\u201cMaina was arrested in company of his 20 year old son, Faisal Abdulrasheed Maina, who unsuccessfully tried to resist the arrest.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe lad even pulled a pistol against the security agents involved in the operation. He was, however, disarmed and arrested. He is a final year student at the Canadian University of Dubai where he is studying Telecoms Engineering.<\/p>\n
\u201cItems recovered from the suspects include a pistol with live ammunition, a bullet proof Range Rover SUV, a BMW Saloon car, foreign currencies, a phantom 7 drone and sensitive documents.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe suspects and the recovered items will be handed over to the EFCC for further investigations and appropriate necessary actions.\u201d<\/p>\n
The federal civil service commission had dismissed Maina in 2013 for absconding from duty following recommendation by the office of the head of service.<\/p>\n
He was accused of being involved in pension fraud running into over N100 billion. After an investigation by the senate joint committee on public service establishment, a warrant of arrest was issued against him.<\/p>\n
Subsequently, the police declared him wanted and he went into hiding.<\/p>\n
However, in 2017, he returned to the country under controversial circumstances and was reinstated as a director in the ministry of interior.<\/p>\n
But President Muhammadu Buhari ordered his dismissal and demanded a probe into his recall. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Department of State Services (DSS) has confirmed arresting Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT). Peter Afunanya, spokesman of the agency, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Wednesday. He said Maina was arrested at a hotel in Abuja on September 30, 2019, saying his son attempted to open […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":73185,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[110,15,2],"tags":[7129,2448,17,51149,51148],"yoast_head":"\n