Justice Tanko Denies Any Involvement With Shehu Sani

Following ongoing investigations into the former lawmaker, Shehu Sani, for an alleged extortion,Nigeria's Chief Justice, Tanko Muhammad, denies knowing him.

According to a spokesperson for the anti-graft agency, EFCC, in whose custody the former minister is in, Shehu was detained for receiving a sum of $10,000 from Sani Dauda, who owns ASD Motors and also has an ongoing case with the EFCC.

The businessman claimed that the former senator had collected the money from him with the promise that he would pass it on to the Chief Justice and four other judges involved in his case so that the pronouncement would be in Dauda's favor.

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In a statement by the Supreme Court’s Director, Press, and Information, Dr Festus Akande, “Senator Shehu Sani is not known to the CJN.

“Justice Tanko Muhammad has never, in his entire life, seen or had any form of encounter or interaction, either directly or remotely with Shehu Sani, let alone giving him assurances of what is not only unethical but equally despicable and inglorious, to say the least.
 
“Let it be known that if the statement credited to Shehu Sani was actually made by him, it is simply a blatant lie, a figment of his imagination and an orchestrated falsehood immodestly concocted to malign, smear and disingenuously tarnish the good image and reputation of the CJN with a view to gaining financial reward,” Akande said