The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Abdulrasheed Abdullahi Maina, former chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), wanted over an alleged case of receiving stolen property.
The anti-graft agency announced the development in a wanted notice issued on Wednesday and signed by its Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale.
The EFCC said Maina, 61, is wanted in connection with an alleged case of “Receiving Stolen Properties.”
The commission appealed to members of the public with information about his whereabouts to contact any of its offices across the country, the nearest police station or other security agencies.
It listed its offices in Ibadan, Uyo, Sokoto, Maiduguri, Benin, Makurdi, Kaduna, Ilorin, Enugu, Kano, Lagos, Gombe, Port Harcourt and Abuja as contact points.
The EFCC also provided a telephone contact, 08093322644, and its official email address, info@efcc.gov.ng.
Maina’s legal history
The latest wanted declaration comes against the background of Maina’s long-running legal battles over alleged financial crimes.
Maina was convicted in November 2021 by the Federal High Court in Abuja and sentenced to eight years in prison for money-laundering offences involving more than N2 billion in pension funds. The Court of Appeal upheld the conviction and sentence in May 2023.
He was subsequently released from prison on February 25, 2025, after serving part of his sentence. The Nigerian Correctional Service said his release was based on good conduct.
Maina has also faced a separate criminal case involving allegations that he received more than N738 million in stolen funds. In February 2026, an FCT High Court judge warned that his bail could be revoked after repeated delays in the proceedings and his failure to appear in court.
Previous flight from trial
Maina previously became the subject of an international manhunt after he failed to appear for his trial.
He was arrested in Niamey, Niger Republic, in 2020 following his earlier departure from Nigeria after being declared wanted in connection with the money-laundering case. He was subsequently extradited to Nigeria to face the proceedings.
His return allowed the Federal High Court proceedings that eventually led to his 2021 conviction to continue.
EFCC seeks information on whereabouts
The latest declaration does not state in the notice where the alleged stolen property was received or provide details of the specific transaction underlying the new allegation.
Instead, the commission urged anyone with credible information about Maina’s whereabouts to contact the EFCC or other law-enforcement agencies.
The development places Maina back on the EFCC’s wanted list as the agency pursues a fresh allegation against the former pension reform official.
The EFCC’s latest action is separate from his earlier conviction for money laundering, for which he was sentenced to eight years in 2021 and subsequently released in February 2025.