Faisal Maina, son of former pension reform boss Abdulrasheed Maina, has been sent to prison by an Abuja Federal High Court to serve out his sentence for money laundering and asset declaration offences.
During Thursday’s proceedings, Justice James Omotosho approved an ex parte motion by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) requesting a formal committal order. The judge ruled that Faisal’s concurrent jail terms, three years each on counts one and three, and seven years on count two, will take effect from October 14, 2026. That was the day Department of State Services operatives apprehended him in Abuja’s Karsana district, ending roughly six years on the run after he fled during his trial.
His legal troubles began with a 2019 arraignment on a three-count charge, to which he initially pleaded not guilty before Justice Okon Abang. After Faisal stopped showing up in court, Justice Abang proceeded with the trial in his absence and convicted him in October 2021, handing down concurrent prison terms of five and 14 years alongside an arrest warrant. While the Court of Appeal affirmed the guilty verdict in November 2022, it reduced the sentences to the current three- and seven-year terms.
Meanwhile, his father, Abdulrasheed Maina, has already finished serving a separate jail sentence over a N2 billion money laundering conviction.