The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Abdullahi Maina, wanted over an alleged case involving the receipt of stolen property.

The EFCC announced the development in a notice issued on Wednesday and signed by its Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale.

The commission described Maina, 61, as an indigene of Biu, Borno State, and released his photograph while appealing to members of the public with information about his whereabouts to assist in locating him.

The anti-graft agency listed its offices in Abuja, Lagos, Ibadan, Kano, Port Harcourt, Enugu, Kaduna, Ilorin, Benin, Makurdi, Maiduguri, Sokoto, Uyo and Gombe as contact points.

It also urged anyone with relevant information to report to the nearest police station or other security agencies.

Maina became prominent during his tenure as chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, which was established to address challenges in Nigeria’s pension administration.

He later faced allegations of financial misconduct and was arraigned by the EFCC in 2019 on a 12-count money-laundering charge involving more than N2 billion. He pleaded not guilty.

In November 2021, the Federal High Court in Abuja convicted him on multiple money-laundering charges and sentenced him to a cumulative 61 years in prison, with the sentences running concurrently, effectively amounting to eight years.

The Court of Appeal upheld the conviction in 2023.

Maina was released from prison in February 2025 after serving part of his sentence. The Nigerian Correctional Service said his release followed statutory remission and good conduct.

The latest wanted declaration is linked to a separate allegation and comes as Maina faces another criminal proceeding before the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja.

He is standing trial alongside Ann Igwe Olachi on a nine-count charge over the alleged receipt of N738.6 million in stolen funds.

According to the EFCC, the funds were allegedly connected to purported biometric enrolment contracts for pensioners. Maina has challenged aspects of the prosecution.

In February 2026, the trial judge, Justice Abubakar Kutigi, expressed concern over repeated delays in the case and warned that Maina’s bail could be revoked.