DSS Arrests Abdulrasheed
DSS Arrests Abdulrasheed Maina
This is to confirm that the Department of State Services (DSS),
in a combined operation, on 30th September, 2019, arrested
Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team
(PRTT).
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.
Maina was arrested in 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 bullet proof 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.
It is instructive to note that the operation is as a result of a
renewed interagency collaboration among security and law
enforcement agencies.
The Service has always subscribed to such collaboration believed
to be important in national security management and therefore,
hopes to sustain the initiative in mitigating the current threats
against public safety and national critical assets.
Peter Afunanya, Ph.D
Public Relations Officer
Department of State Services
National Headquarters,
Abuja