DSS arrests Maina’s son in Abuja and hands him to EFCC
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Summary
The Department of State Services has arrested Faisal Maina in Abuja and transferred him to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
Highlights
- Security sources said DSS operatives tracked him to the Karsana area of Abuja after intelligence indicated he had returned to Nigeria.
- He was handed over to the EFCC after the arrest.
- The report says Faisal had been on the run since 2020 after an EFCC case on money laundering charges.
- It also notes that he was convicted in 2021 and that the Court of Appeal later reduced his sentence in 2022.
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