The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Services (NIS), Mohammed Babandede has debunked widespread reports that the embattled Chairman of the Presidential Task Funds on Pension Reform, Abdulrasheed Maina ttravelled out of the country after being declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC). Babandede stated this on Thursday when he appeared before a House of Representatives panel investigating the circumstances surrounding the reinstatement of Maina into the Civil Service.
He disclosed that Maina who has three passports has not traveled out of the country since 2013. According to him “We got to know about Maina on September 27, 2013 when he was going out of the country through the MMIA.
“He has three passports. The first one was an official one, expired not renewed. His current passport is valid till 2018. He also has a valid US passport to expire 26 August 2020.
“During our checks, we discovered that Maina has travelled many times. He was stopped because of an EFCC letter.
“In December 2015, we received a letter from the EFCC to remove his name from the ‘stop list.’ But after the President’s directive, we blocked his name on the passport. So, according to our records, he hasn’t been travelling since 2013,” he added.
