A Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted Faisal, son of a former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, and sentenced him to 14 years in prison on charges of money laundering.
In a judgment on Thursday, Okon Abang found Faisal guilty on the three-count money laundering charge brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
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Justice Abang held among others, that the prosecution effectively discharged the burden placed on it by law to prove the offences charged beyond a reasonable doubt.
