Court Orders Maina’s Son to Serve Seven-Year Jail Term

A Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the remand of Faisal Maina to a correctional centre on Thursday to begin serving his prison sentence for money laundering.

Justice James Omotosho granted an ex parte application from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), issuing a formal warrant to enforce the conviction and sentence following Faisal’s rearrest by the Department of State Services in Abuja on October 14, 2026.

EFCC counsel M.K. Hussain moved the application to execute the judgement, six years after Faisal jumped bail and absconded during his initial trial.

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Justice Omotosho directed that Faisal serve his concurrent sentences—three years each on counts one and three and seven years on count two—in accordance with a November 24, 2022, Court of Appeal ruling that upheld his conviction while reducing the original penalties imposed by Justice Okon Abang.

Court orders Maina’s son to serve seven-year jail term (News Central TV) — Faisal Maina. Credit: Punch Newspapers

Initially arraigned in 2019 on money laundering and asset non-disclosure charges, Faisal stopped attending court proceedings, prompting a trial in absentia that led to his October 2021 conviction.

His father, former Pension Reform Task Team chairman Abdulrasheed Maina, was prosecuted in a separate multi-billion naira money laundering case and has already completed his prison term.

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