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Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT) has been arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS).<\/p>\n

The arrest was confirmed by Peter Afunanya, spokesman of the agency, in a statement issued on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

He revealed that Maina was arrested at a hotel in Abuja on September 30, 2019, saying his son attempted to open fire on the DSS operatives involved in the operation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe 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,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaina was arrested in company of his 20 year old son, Faisal Abdulrasheed Maina, who unsuccessfully tried to resist the arrest.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe 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.<\/p>\n

\u201cItems 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.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe suspects and the recovered items will be handed over to the EFCC for further investigations and appropriate necessary actions.<\/p>\n

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