SAN FRANCISCO, October 03, (THEWILL) – The Department of State Services (DSS) has said it arrested the runaway ex-chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina and his son, Faisal, during a joint operation with operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
According to the service, it recovered a pistol, a drone and bullet proof vehicles from the suspects after their arrest in Abuja, on Monday.
This was contained in a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the DSS, Dr. Peter Afunnaya, in Abuja, on Wednesday.
The statement read in part: “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 bulletproof 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 inter-agency collaboration among security and law enforcement agencies.”
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