Nigeria, Jan. 28 -- Abdulrasheed Maina, the former chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, convicted and jailed for money laundering involving N2 billion in pension funds, has threatened to sue PREMIUM TIMES for describing him as a "pension thief."

In a letter on Monday, Mr Maina's lawyer, Emmanuel Ekwe, claimed the publication contains defamatory statements and threatened legal action within seven days unless the story is retracted and an apology is issued.

The threat follows PREMIUM TIMES's report that Mr Maina, who left prison unannounced last year, received an award from the Garki, Abuja Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) last Thursday.

PREMIUM TIMES reported that the NBA Garki branch honoured Mr Maina...