EFCC arraigns Maina for separate N738.6 million contract scam

Mr Maina is alleged to have abused his position as chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team to award fictitious contracts for purported biometric enrollment of pensioners, an offense that is punishable under Section 317 of the Penal Code Act, Cap532, vol. 4, Laws of the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria, 2007.

Facts of the case indicate that “bogus” claims of fictitious allowances were also made by Mr Maina and his cohorts in the course of the purported biometric enrolment assignment, while the proceeds of the fictitious contracts were remitted into his account through the 2nd defendant. When the matter was called today, prosecuting counsel M.S Abubakar informed the court that the matter was slated for arraignment and applied that charges be read to the defendants to take their pleas.

Another charge reads, “That you ABDULRASHEED ABDULAHI MAINA and IGWE ANN OLACHI between July and December 2010 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this honorable court dishonestly received an aggregate sum of N153,146,719,.99 from Xangee Technologies Limited knowing that the said money was stolen from the Federal Government of Nigeria under the guise of contract for biometric enrollment of pensioners.

Another count reads, That you ABDULRASHEED ABDULAHI MAINA on or about the 8th July 2010 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this honorable court dishonestly received N107,398,500 from Fredrick Hamilton Global Services Limited through one Osarenkhoe Afe knowing the said money was stolen from the Federal Government of Nigeria under the guise of contract for biometric enrollment.”

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