Bail granted to Faisal Maina, the son of former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reformed Task Team Abdulrasheed Maina who jumped bail, has been revoked by an Abuja federal high court which also ordered his arrest for jumping bail in his trial on money laundering charges.
Justice Okon Abang who disclosed that his trial on money
laundering charges would proceed in absentia pending his arrest, also summoned
his surety, a member of the House of Representatives, Sani Umar Dangaladima
representing the Kaura-Namoda Federal Constituency of Zamfara State, to appear
in court to show cause why he should not forfeit the N60m bail bond which he
signed for the ex-pension boss' son.
The order for Faisal's arrest was granted after EFCC's
prosecution counsel, Mohammed Abubakar notified the court that the defendant
and his surety had not attended court since June 24, 2020.
At the court proceeding on Tuesday November 24 which neither
Faisal, his surety, nor his lawyer attended, Abubakar applied for the
revocation of his bail which was granted by Justice Abang. He also adjourned
the case till Wednesday November 25.
This is coming few days after same court ordered the arrest
of Faisal's father, Abdulrasheed Maina for jumping bail in his ongoing N2.1bn
money laundering trial.
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