The trial of former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, was on Thursday adjourned till November 21 to enable officials of the Nigeria Correctional Services, carry out a comprehensive medical investigation on the health of Maina and report back to the court.
Justice Abang had at the last proceedings adjourned to today, November 7 for the Deputy Comptroller of the Nigerian Correctional Services in charge of Medical and Welfare, to submit a personal report on Maina’s health situation and report to the court on the next sitting.When the matter was called, counsel to the prosecution, Mohammed Abubakar, informed the court of a letter signed by the Deputy Comptroller in charge of Medical and Welfare, Nigeria Correctional Services, H. O.
However Justice Abang informed the court that ruling on Maina’s bail application was not ready due to the heavy workload of the court, adding that the new date for ruling would be made available to parties at the close of work today. He said the letter was signed by one Idowu Ajayi, a medical officer at the Correctional Service Center.
Aside allegation that the former PRTT boss used fictitious names to open and operate various bank accounts, EFCC, in the charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/256/2019, alleged that he used a firm that was charged as the 2nd defendant, Common Input Properties &Investment Limited, to launder funds, part of which was used to acquire landed properties in Abuja.
It told the court that some of the bogus names Maina used to operate the accounts in a bid to conceal his true identity, included Aliyu Nafisatu and Dr. Abdullahi A. Fisal.