This is to confirm that the Department of State
Services (DSS), in a combined operation, on 30th
September, 2019, arrested Abdulrasheed Maina,
former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team
(PRTT).
The arrest which was effected at the Pennsylvania
Avenue Hotel, Utako, Abuja followed a request by
the EFCC to the Service to assist in the
apprehension of the suspect.
Maina was arrested in company of his 20 year old
son, Faisal Abdulrasheed Maina, who unsuccessfully
tried to resist the arrest.
The lad even pulled a pistol against the security
agents involved in the operation. He was, however,
disarmed and arrested. He is a final year student at
the Canadian University of Dubai where he is
studying Telecoms Engineering.
Items recovered from the suspects include a pistol
with live ammunition, a bullet proof Range Rover
SUV, a BMW Saloon car, foreign currencies, a
phantom 7 drone and sensitive documents.
The suspects and the recovered items will be
handed over to the EFCC for further investigations
and appropriate necessary actions.
It is instructive to note that the operation is as a
result of a renewed interagency collaboration among
security and law enforcement agencies.
The Service has always subscribed to such
collaboration believed to be important in national
security management and therefore, hopes to
sustain the initiative in mitigating the current threats
against public safety and national critical assets.
Peter Afunanya, Ph.D
Public Relations Officer
Department of State Services
National Headquarters,
Abuja
2nd October, 2019
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