Shehu Sani, the former Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial district, declined to take a lie detector test regarding the alleged extortion of $24,000 from Alhaji Sani Dauda, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ASD Motors.
Instead of the polygraph test, Sani expressed his preference to swear by the Holy Qur’an. It is speculated that he may undergo the polygraph test with his wife on January 7, after being moved from his detention cell to the Polygraph Clinic in the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) annex in Wuse 2, Abuja.
The Nation reported his statement as follows;
“I won’t take the test; I do not trust the machine. I am not sure whether or not the machine is working well. Instead of polygraph, give me the Holy Qur’an to swear with.”
A source revealed that Sani was asked to document his refusal to undergo the test. The source told The Nation,
“Following his refusal, our detectives did not force him to go through the test. But they asked him to write a statement on his refusal to undergo polygraph because he had earlier sworn by his grave but he has not been straightforward.”
Alhaji Sani Dauda, who has reportedly been pressured to withdraw the petition, is anticipated to undergo the polygraph test with his wife on January 7. According to a source, Mrs. Dauda was expected to be interrogated but was unable to attend on Monday. The source stated,
“Mrs. Dauda was expected to be interrogated on Monday (yesterday) but she was slightly indisposed. The complainant got in touch with us and promised to come with his wife on Wednesday.”
“So far, Dauda has not withdrawn his petition against Senator Sani because he told our team that he was sure of his facts. On his part, Sani said he did not extort any money from Dauda. The job of the investigators is to get to the root of transactions between the accuser and the accused. We will crack this case.”