Alleged extortion: Court grants Shehu Sani N10m bail

Former Senator, Shehu Sani has been granted bail in the ongoing trial against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

He was arraigned this morning on a two-count charge bordering on alleged bribery and extortion.

A Federal High Court in Abuja granted him bail to the tune of N10 million.

According to MyNigeria, Sani was arrested in December 2019 for allegedly collecting $25,000 in the name of the EFCC acting chairman, Ibrahim Magu.

The former federal lawmaker, who represented Kaduna Central in the eighth Senate defrauded a businessman, Sani Dauda of $15,000, which he planned to give the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Mohammed, in other to influence some pending cases in court.

He also allegedly collected $10,000 from Dauda to bribe Magu.