Former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, PRTT, Abdulrasheed Abdullahi Maina, has been extradited to Nigeria by the Nigeria Police Force from Niamey, Niger Republic.
The Nigeria Police Force, in a statement on its Twitter handle said he was extradited on Thursday after his arrest.
Maina was declared wanted in Nigeria for jumping bail.
He is standing trial over alleged fraud.
Maina was arrested on November 30, 2020 through the collaborative efforts of the operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, INTERPOL NCB, Abuja and their Nigerien counterpart.
The team from INTERPOL Nigeria, led by the Commissioner of Police INTERPOL, CP Garba Umar, having completed the necessary documentation requirements and other extradition processes, flew Maina into Nigeria aboard an NPF Jet 5N-HAR and landed at exactly 1417Hrs (Nigerian time).
Meanwhile, the Inspector General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, was said to have applauded the trans-national/inter-agency collaborations that led to the successful arrest and extradition of the wanted fugitive.
He gave the assurance that necessary legal actions would follow immediately.
