The EFCC has taken custody of Faisal Maina, son of Abdulrasheed Maina, after his arrest in Abuja following six years on the run. The anti-graft agency says it will seek a court order to transfer him to a correctional centre to serve his prison sentence. EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale confirmed the development on Saturday, October 17, 2026. He said the necessary legal steps would be taken so Faisal can begin serving his term. Faisal was reportedly arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services in the Karsana area of Abuja after intelligence suggested he had secretly returned to Nigeria. A DSS spokesperson said Faisal was arrested on Thursday and handed over to the EFCC, which prosecuted him in a money laundering case. Faisal had been facing a charge connected to money laundering after allegedly violating bail conditions and fleeing in 2020. Proceedings continued in the Federal High Court in Abuja during his absence. He was convicted in October 2021 by Justice Okon Abang and sentenced to 14 years’ imprisonment. The court found Faisal operated a fictitious account with United Bank for Africa, through which N58.1 million was allegedly laundered. Funds were deposited into an account bearing the name “Alhaji Faisal Farm 2” and withdrawn by Faisal and his father between October 2013 and June 2019. In November 2022, the Court of Appeal upheld the conviction but reduced the prison term from 14 years to seven years, saying the trial court should not have imposed the maximum sentence on a first-time offender. Faisal’s arrest is expected to enable enforcement of the reduced sentence through the required legal procedures. Faisal’s father, Abdulrasheed Maina, previously served an eight-year prison term at Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja after a conviction involving laundering N2 billion in pension funds. Custody: EFCC has Faisal in its custody and is seeking a court order for his prison transfer.