Femi Falana denies buying mansion from Maina

The rights lawyer said he never knew the
embattled former chairman of PRTT
- He challenged him to provide evidence of the
transaction
The embattled former chairman of the Pension Reform
Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, has accused
Femi Falana of buying An Abuja mansion from him.
The Nation reports that Maina through his lawyer,
Sani Katu, alleged that Falana was against Maina and
calling for his arrest because he didn’t want to be
exposed.
He said: “it was because the lawyer was a beneficiary of
the recovered assets that he has resorted to attacking
him, fearing that he would be exposed.
“During the assignment of the Maina Led Pension
Reform Task Force Team, it recovered assets and funds
worth N1.6trillion. Amongst the real Estates recovered
from pension thieves is a Maitama mansion worth
N1billion situated at No 42 Gana Street, Maitama Abuja.
“Recently, the lawyer has been vociferous in asking for
Maina’s arrest and crucifixion, because he is afraid that
Maina will expose him as a party to the stealing of what
Maina Team recovered assets.”

Falana however in his reaction denied the allegation
saying he “does not know Maina and has never met him
before.
“Let him give details of the house. I have never met him
or had any dealings with him before. He is engaging in
the reckless blackmail because I criticized the careless
handling of his matter by the federal government.”
Meanwhile, Hundreds of millions of dollars stashed
away by the military government of the late General
Sani Abacha was claimed by the United States
government.
The Nation reports that Abubakar Malami who is the
minister of justice and attorney-general of the
federation made this revelation in a seminar organised
by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability
Project (SERAP).
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