The Department of State Service (DSS), Wednesday, confirmed the arrest of the former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, by operatives of the service in Abuja.
Blueprint had reported the DSS arrest of the former chairman of PRTT, a development the service Public Relations Officer (PRO), Mr Peter Afunanya, however, refused to confirm notwithstanding calls and messages to him.
A press statement by the PRO in Abuja said: “This is to confirm that the DSS, in a combined operation, on September 30, 2019, arrested former Chairman of the 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.”
According to the DSS, “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 on 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.”
Afunnaya said 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.”
He further stated that, “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.”
