DSS confirms Maina’s arrest, says 20-year-old son resisted his arrest with a gun

The Department of State Services (DSS) has confirmed the arrest of the former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina.

The spokesperson of DSS, Peter Afunanya, disclosing this on Wednesday, in a statement, said Maina was arrested alongside his son, who, he said resisted his father’s arrest with a pistol.

Afunanya said as Maina was to be arrested at a hotel in Abuja on September 30, 2019, he was found in the company of his son, his 20-year-old son, Faisal Abdulrasheed Maina, who, he attempted to open fire on the DSS operatives with a pistol.

Some of the items recovered from the suspects, according to DSS spokesperson include a pistol with live ammunition, a bulletproof Range Rover SUV, a BMW Saloon car, foreign currencies, a Phantom 7 drone and sensitive documents.

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Faisal Abdulrasheed, according to Afunanya is a final year student at the Canadian University of Dubai where he is studying Telecoms Engineering

“The arrest which was effected at the Pennsylvania Avenue Hotel, Utako, Abuja followed a request by the EFCC to the Service to assist in the apprehension of the suspect,” the statement read.

“Maina was arrested in the company of his 20-year-old son, Faisal Abdulrasheed Maina, who unsuccessfully tried to resist the arrest.

“The lad even pulled a pistol against the security agents involved in the operation. He was, however, disarmed and arrested. He is a final year student at the Canadian University of Dubai where he is studying Telecoms Engineering.

“Items recovered from the suspects include a pistol with live ammunition, a bulletproof Range Rover SUV, a BMW Saloon car, foreign currencies, a Phantom 7 drone and sensitive documents.

“The suspects and the recovered items will be handed over to the EFCC for further investigations and appropriate necessary actions,” Afunanya said.