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January 11, 2020
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC says Sen.Shehu Sani, who is being detained by the commission for alleged extortion, hasa case to answer.
EFCC Acting Spokesman, Tony Orilade made this known in astatement, which debunked insinuations that the anti-craft agency waspersecuting the former lawmaker. It added that Sani had case to answer and thatthose defending him were driven by ignorance of the alleged offence.
The EFCC’s statement came after a civil societyorganisation, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAPreportedly demanded immediate release of Sani from the commission’s custody.
Reports quoted the Executive Director of SERAP, AdetokunboMumuni, of accusing the EFCC of violating both national and international lawswith the former-lawmaker’s detention.
The former lawmaker had also reportedly alleged that theFederal Government was trying to silence him using the EFCC.
In same vein, the commission has called on the public todisregard an online publication which speculated that the commission hadarraigned former vice-president Atiku Abubakar over alleged fraud ofseventy-five-point-three billion naira.