Faisal Abdulrasheed Maina, son of Abdulrasheed Maina, Former
Chairman of the Pensions Reform Task Team has been arrested by Operatives of
the Department of State Service, DSS after he pulled a loaded gun on them, in a
bid to resist his father’s arrest.
20-year-old Faisal Abdulrasheed
Maina who is a final year Graduate of the Canadian University in Dubai, is currently in custody of the Department
State of Service for obstruction of justice and illegal possession of firearms
after threatening to fire live ammunition at DSS Operatives
Peter Afunanya, spokesman of the
agency, in a statement on Wednesday said;
“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.”
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