The Senior Special Adviser to Senator Shehu Sani , Suleiman Ahmed on Sunday ,stated that the bank accounts belonging to the ex – lawmaker representing Kaduna Central has been frozen by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Sani is in the EFCC custody for allegedly extorting one Alhaji Sani Dauda, a businessman of the sum of $24,000 (N8.6 million) under the guise of influencing the latter’s (Dauda’s) cases with the EFCC.
The embattled former senator has, however, denied the claims, stating that the action against him was just to smear his image.
Addressing journalists on the development, Ahmed said the EFFC has asked Sani to declare his assets but failed to summon the accuser.
In opposition the move by the anti-graft agency, the former senator’s aide expressed shock as to why the commission was yet to arrest Sani’s accuser, who according to him, admitted to giving bribe.
The aide wondered why the EFCC has not summoned Alhaji Samaila Isa Funtua who was named in the allegation against his principal.
He queried that ” what is the connection between allegations of extortion of $25,000 and then searching his residence, blocking his accounts and forcing him to declare his assets?”
The EFCC had insisted that Sani had questions to answer despite the outright denial of the former federal lawmaker over the allegations against him.
