Adedapo Adesanya
By Adedapo Adesanya
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a Senator in the eighth National Assembly, Mr Shehu Sani, for allegedly extorting N7.2 million ($20,000) from an auto dealer.
According to reports, the former Senator from Kaduna State was apprehended by the anti-graft agency after he was accused of collecting the $20,000 from the owner of ASD Motors.
The reports quoted a source saying, “He (Mr Sani) was said to have collected the $20,000 from the owner of ASD Motors on the grounds that he is very close to the EFCC boss.
“He was subsequently arrested and granted administrative bail while he refunded the money to the victim. He was asked to report but made himself incommunicado. He must have been scamming a lot of people, dropping the name of the EFCC boss.”
Since the report hit the blogosphere yesterday, the former outspoken lawmaker has remained silent on the issue. Mr Sani represented Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly between 2015 and 2019.
He is a known critic of the present administration of President Muhammadu Buhari as well as Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State. In fact, it is believed that the former Senator lost his ambition to return to the parliament because of his disagreement with his homestate governor.
