The Economic And Financial Crimes Commission Has Explained How Maina’s Son Operated Accounts Used For Illegal Funds

Mohammed Goje, an investigative officer with the Economic and Financial crimes commission has given an account into how several bank accounts were discovered in the name of Faisal Maina, the son of the embattled Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is therefore prosecuting Maina’s son, Faisal over an allegation of fraud to the tune of N58million. EFCC accused him of operating accounts that were being used as conduits for illegal transactions.

Goje, while presenting evidence before the court on Wednesday 11, 2019 explained that the EFCC found out about one Alhaji Faisal Abdullahi Farma with UBA of which Faisal is a co-signatory. He also said that Alhaji Faisal Farms is operated by Abdulrasheed Maina and further investigation revealed that the account was funded with proceeds from illegality.

The following companies were therefore discovered; Drew Investment&Construction Company LTD, Cruise City Ltd, Northridge Property Int’l Ltd, Mambilla Resorts. These companies have Faisal as a director.

“We also
found out that property at Ibrahim Taiwo Road, Kaduna was bought in the name of
Drew Investment & Construction Ltd. Another property was discovered at
Gombe Road, Borno State which was acquired in the name of Cruise City Ltd.

“A property
at 165, Life Camp, Abuja was acquired in the name Dr. Faisal Abdullahi, another
property at No 16e, Katuru Rd, Kaduna was also acquired in the name of Faisal
Abdullahi. Another at 3a, Sambo Road, Kaduna was bought in the name of Faisal
Abdullahi.

Also, Goje explained that his unit, the pension fraud team was established during the reign of Abdulrasheed Maina as the Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team which created to reform the pension office. He became a subject of investigation. The name of Faisal Maina featured during the investigation.

Also, the witness confessed that sometimes in September 2019, the commission received an intelligence report that Abdulrasheed Maina was in the country but did not know his whereabouts.