Former Senator representing Kaduna central, Shehu Sani, was interrogated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday December 31 over allegations of extortion.
He was summoned to the EFCC office in Abuja to answer questions regarding the alleged extortion of $20,000 from a Kaduna businessman, Alhaji Sani Dauda, also known as ASD.
Reports indicate that Sani was involved in a car transaction with the businessman, but supposedly failed to make a partial payment for the vehicle.
Aide to the former lawmaker, Suleiman Ahmed, confirmed that Sani was questioned by the EFCC. He stated, “We are here with the Senator because he was invited by the EFCC which was why he came to listen to the complaint against him and which is normal. All we know is that there was a business transaction between Senator and him ASD. The senator wanted to buy a Peugeot 508 Executive and was making part payment. An invoice was given to him as well as an account number by ASD to make deposit. So we were all surprised when we heard that ASD filed a complaint at EFCC alleging 7.2 million naira extortion. How can Senator Shehu Sani extort mere 7.2 million naira from somebody like ASD. The point here is that we are thinking that somebody somewhere instigated ASD to go against senator.”