The
Presidency on Thursday said an Abuja Magistrate’s Court as well as the
international police popularly called the INTERPOL had issued fresh warrants
for the arrest of the embattled former Chairman of the defunct Presidential
Task Force on Pension Reforms, Mr. Abdulrasheed Maina.
The
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu,
disclosed this in an interview with Punch correspondent.
Shehu
said Maina’s investigation had been extended beyond his reinstatement and
subsequent posting.
He
said the investigation would even be extended to some foreign countries.
The
presidential spokesman said, “Maina’s investigation has been expanded. This is
beyond reinstatement. It has gone beyond that.
“You
know that the INTERPOL has just issued an international warrant on him. A
Nigerian court has also issued yet another warrant of arrest.
“All
those cases involving Steve Oronsaye (former Head of the Civil Service of the
Federation) that are ongoing, you know Maina is also involved. Law enforcement
agencies are looking at that too.
“You
are also aware that the Senate is also carrying out its own investigation on
the matter.
“The
matter is being investigated from all fronts. The EFCC, for example, is
discovering more and more properties and its officials are sealing them. They
are also looking at banks and all that.
“In
fact, this investigation will also touch some foreign countries.”
Shehu
said the security agencies, including the Attorney General of the Federation,
Abubakar Malami (SAN), were making presentations to the President on the matter.
He,
however, said the President had yet to say the final word on the matter because
he wanted to be fair to all the reports.
- Punch
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