Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday sentenced a former chairman of the Pension Reforms Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, to a total of 61 years’ imprisonment for defrauding the Federal Government of N2.1bn.
The judge said Maina was guilty of all the 12 counts filed on October 26, 2019, against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Maina was also convicted on counts seven, eight, nine, 10, 11 and 12 to eight years, three years, five years, eight years, three years and three years respectively with effect from October 26, 2019.
61 or 8 years imprisonment?
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