EFCC Arraigns Maina On Fresh N738.6m Contract Scam
Channel: Plus TV Africa
Date: 2019-11-21

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned Abdulrasheed Maina on another charge of contract racketeering and stealing before Justice Abubakar Kutigi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Gwagwalada, Abuja.

The embattled former Chairman of the  Pension Reform Task Team was arraigned on Wednesday on nine counts bordering on alleged N738.6m contract scam.

He was arraigned alongside one Ann Olachi, who was his secretary.

Maina was alleged to have abused his position as PRTT chairman to award fictitious contracts for purported biometric enrolment of pensioners, an offense punishable under section 317 of the Penal Code Act, Laws of the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria 2007.

According to a statement by a spokesman for the  EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, Maina and his cohorts also allegedly made claims for fictitious allowances during the course of the purported biometric enrolment assignment, while the proceeds of the fictitious contracts were allegedly remitted into his account through the second defendant.

The prosecuting counsel M. Abubakar informed the court that the matter was slated for arraignment and applied that the charges should be read to the defendants to take their pleas.

Maina and Olachi pleaded not guilty.

The case has been adjourned till November 28, 2019, for ruling on the bail application.