Security operatives have nabbed son of former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Taskforce Team, Faisal Abdulrasheed.
Faisal had jumped bail since June 24 but declared wanted by the Federal High Court in Abuja.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, confirmed Faisal’s apprehension to the court on Thursday, saying that he was Faisal was arrested Wednesday night.
He is facing a three-count charge on money laundering.
When the court resumed hearing on Thursday, counsel to Faisal’s surety, Mr. M. E. Sheriff, urged the court to suspend the hearing on the forfeiture case against his client since the defendant had been arrested.
“My lord, I was reliably informed that the Defendant had been arrested. He was arrested last night, and he is in custody”, he asked the court.
But EFCC’s lawyer, Mr. Farouk Abdullah, told the court that the defendant is not in their custody yet.
“We got information unofficially that he has been arrested”, he said.
Justice Okon Abang in his ruling, dismissed the adjournment request and ordered the surety to move the application he filed to show cause why he should not forfeit the bail bond to the Federal government.
