By Abba Gwale

The Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina on Thursday returned to Nigeria to face his ongoing money laundering trial.

Abdulrasheed Maina was arrested in Niger republic after he jumped bail, in Nigeria.

The Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team was received by men of the Nigeria Police Force at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Thursday.

The aircraft carrying the former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team landed at the airport at 2.15 pm.

Maina is standing trial for alleged money laundering to the tune of N2 billion.

Addressing journalists, the Commissioner of Police in charge of Interpol said Mr Abdulrasheed Maina was brought back to Nigeria on the directive of the IGP, Mohammed Adamu.