Civil rights activist and former Senator representing Kaduna Central Zone in the 8th National Assembly, Shehu Sani, has faulted the audio materials said to have implicated him during the interrogation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on the alleged extortion scandal preferred against him by the Chairman of ASD Motors.

In a statement, yesterday, his Senior Special Adviser, Comrade Suleiman Ahmed, Sani said there was nowhere in the audio conversation that the former lawmaker admitted collecting money for bribery or pleaded with EFCC officials not to leak the issue to the media.

“Our attention has been drawn to a news item that has been trending in the newspapers and social media, alleging that Senator Shehu Sani has begged, after listening to some audios presented to him at the EFCC, that his matter with Alhaji Sani Dauda (ASD) should not be taken to the media.

“Our first thought was to discountenance it because of the political dimension the issue is taking, which the public is much aware of, but such a blatant lie, if left uncleared, could assume a life of its own.”

He maintained that the statement is false, malicious and aimed at further denigrating Senator Shehu Sani’s hard-earned image.