The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has declared former Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Abdulrasheed Abdullahi Maina, wanted over an alleged case of receiving stolen property.
Mr Maina, 61, was listed in a wanted notice issued by the anti-graft agency, which described him as an indigene of Biu, Borno State.
The EFCC urged members of the public with information about his whereabouts to contact any of its offices across the country or provide information through its designated telephone line and email address.
The commission said information on Mr Maina could be passed to its offices in Ibadan, Uyo, Sokoto, Maiduguri, Benin, Makurdi, Kaduna, Ilorin, Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Gombe, Port Harcourt and Abuja.
It also advised members of the public to contact the nearest police station or other security agencies with any useful information.
The notice was signed by the EFCC Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale.
The latest development comes against the backdrop of Mr Maina’s long-running legal troubles over allegations relating to pension funds.
Mr Maina was previously declared wanted by the EFCC after he failed to appear for his trial in a case involving alleged N2 billion fraud linked to the pension reform programme.
He was subsequently arrested in Niger Republic in 2019 and brought back to Nigeria to face trial.
In November 2021, a Federal High Court in Abuja convicted Maina and sentenced him to eight years in prison for money laundering offences. Reports on the case said the prosecution had linked him to the handling of funds allegedly derived from unlawful activities.
The Nigerian Correctional Service later disclosed that Mr Maina was released from custody on February 25, 2025, after serving part of his sentence.
The service attributed his release to good conduct in prison and said the decision was made in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
More recently, investigations by the Platform to Protect Whistleblowers in Africa, PPLAAF, the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, OCCRP, and Premium Times linked properties in the United States and Dubai to Mr Maina.
The investigation reported that some of the properties were acquired between 2010 and 2013.
A separate investigation published in September 2026 also identified Mr Maina among former Nigerian officials linked to properties in the United States.
The report said 61 current and former Nigerian officials, their families, associates and affiliated companies were connected to 284 properties valued at nearly $271 million.
However, the EFCC’s latest notice specifically identifies the allegation for which Mr Maina is currently wanted as receiving stolen properties.
The commission did not disclose in the notice the value or nature of the property allegedly received by Maina, nor did it state when the alleged offence occurred.
The EFCC appealed to anyone with credible information that could assist in locating him to contact the commission through its hotline, 08093322644, or email, info@efcc.gov.ng.
The agency’s official website also provides channels for members of the public to submit petitions and other information to the commission.
Credit: Daily Nigerian