The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has told a court in Abuja that Abdulrasheed's son Faisal escaped to the US.
Faisal and his father Maina
Faisal Maina has escaped to the US.
Faisal is the son of Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman, defunct Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT).
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) through its Counsel, Mohammed Abubakar said this on Thursday before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja.
Abubakar said from the information at the disposal of the anti-graft agency, Faisal sneaked to the USA through the Republic of Niger.
Earlier at the Thursday’s sitting, Justice Abang, in a committal proceeding ruling, ordered Faisal’s surety, who is a member of the House of Representatives, Sani Dan-Galadima. representing Kaura-Namoda Federal Constituency of Zamfara, to forfeit a property used as a bail bond.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Faisal was granted a N60 million bail with a surety in the like sum who must be a serving member of the House of Representatives.