The police on Thursday said they would arrest
the Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Force Team, Abdulrasheed Maina
based on the Warrant of Arrest issued by the Senate.
The Deputy Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, gave this assurance when he spoke with journalists in Abuja on Thursday.
“We are irrevocably committed to arresting Maina as soon as we lay our hands on him. We will arrest and take him before the Senate.
“He was declared wanted by the police because he went into hiding and that made it difficult for the police to execute the warrant of arrest that was legitimately issued against him,” Mr Mba said.
On the allegation that Mr Maina was being guarded by the police, the spokesperson said “he has no police officer in his entourage to the best of my knowledge.”
“Even in the press release that we gave, we did say that any citizen who has any information that could help us in finding and executing that order should please pass the information to the appropriate authorities.
“If anyone has the information on how we can get him, we will be pleased to have it,” he said.
Mr Mba said the police will not allow themselves to be pulled into unnecessary controversy.
“The only thing is that the Senate has issued a warrant of arrest on Maina and that is where we come in,” he said.
The Senate, on December 13, 2012, issued a Warrant of Arrest against Mr Maina. The Warrant mandated the Inspector-General of Police to arrest and produce the Pension Reform Task team boss before the Senate Joint Committee on the Investigation of Pension Funds.
The police, on February 1, declared Mr Maina wanted, saying that he had since gone into hiding, making it difficult for them to execute the warrant.
Mr. Maina is an Assistant Director of Works in the Customs, Immigration and Prisons Pension Office.
The Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Force Team, Abdulrasheed Maina
“We are irrevocably committed to arresting Maina as soon as we lay our hands on him. We will arrest and take him before the Senate.
“He was declared wanted by the police because he went into hiding and that made it difficult for the police to execute the warrant of arrest that was legitimately issued against him,” Mr Mba said.
On the allegation that Mr Maina was being guarded by the police, the spokesperson said “he has no police officer in his entourage to the best of my knowledge.”
“Even in the press release that we gave, we did say that any citizen who has any information that could help us in finding and executing that order should please pass the information to the appropriate authorities.
“If anyone has the information on how we can get him, we will be pleased to have it,” he said.
Mr Mba said the police will not allow themselves to be pulled into unnecessary controversy.
“The only thing is that the Senate has issued a warrant of arrest on Maina and that is where we come in,” he said.
The Senate, on December 13, 2012, issued a Warrant of Arrest against Mr Maina. The Warrant mandated the Inspector-General of Police to arrest and produce the Pension Reform Task team boss before the Senate Joint Committee on the Investigation of Pension Funds.
The police, on February 1, declared Mr Maina wanted, saying that he had since gone into hiding, making it difficult for them to execute the warrant.
Mr. Maina is an Assistant Director of Works in the Customs, Immigration and Prisons Pension Office.
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