{"id":777029,"date":"2020-01-05T18:54:19","date_gmt":"2020-01-05T18:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2020\/01\/05\/bribery-scandal-i-have-never-met-shehu-sani\/"},"modified":"2020-01-05T18:54:19","modified_gmt":"2020-01-05T18:54:19","slug":"bribery-scandal-i-have-never-met-shehu-sani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/01\/05\/bribery-scandal-i-have-never-met-shehu-sani\/","title":{"rendered":"Bribery Scandal: I Have Never Met Shehu Sani"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_690400\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-690400\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-690400\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Justice-Ibrahim-Tanko-Mohammed.jpg\" alt=\"Justice Tanko Muhammad\" width=\"650\" height=\"350\"  \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-690400\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">CJN Tanko Muhammad<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ibrahim Muhammad Tanko, chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), says he has never had anything to do with Shehu Sani, a former lawmaker, currently being investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged extortion.<\/p>\n<p>Sani was arrested by the anti-graft agency last week for allegedly collecting money from Sani Dauda, owner of ASD Motors, with a promise o pass it on to Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the agency.<\/p>\n<p>Sani, was also accused of saying he could assist Dauda in influencing the outcome of some cases using his influence with the CJN and some other judges.<\/p>\n<p>However, in a statement on Sunday, the CJN denied being involved in such corrupt practice and ever meeting Sani, who represented Kaduna central senatorial district in the last Senate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:\u00a0Why Shehu Sani Was Arrested: EFCC<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He said those who carryout \u201csuch falsehood\u201d can never be allowed to walk away with the dastardly act, Muhammad said the lesson that those behind the defamation would learn \u201cwill surely serve as deterrent to other potential name droppers and extortionists, who are apparently wanting in noble candor that may also be eagerly waiting in the queue to thread the same path of infamy\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur attention has been drawn to the story making the round in some national dailies where it was reported that Senator Shehu Sani allegedly approached Alhaji Sani Dauda of ASD Motors and purportedly demanded for the sum of N4, 000,000 to give to the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Dr Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, to settle some unnamed four Judges over a case he (Shehu Sani) allegedly claimed won\u2019t see the light of the day,\u201d the CJN said in a statement which Festus Akande, spokesman of the supreme court, issued on his behalf.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven though the veracity of the true source of the unsubstantiated statement has not yet been ascertained to know if it was really from the former Senator, it is, however imperative to keep the records straight by letting the public know that Justice Tanko Muhammad has never, in his entire life, seen or had any form of encounter or interactions, 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe outcome of the ongoing investigations will determine the next line of action to be taken regarding the flagrant defamation of the character of the Chief Justice of Nigeria.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>              &#13;\n                    <\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CJN Tanko Muhammad Ibrahim Muhammad Tanko, chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), says he has never had anything to do with Shehu Sani, a former lawmaker, currently being investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged extortion. Sani was arrested by the anti-graft agency last week for allegedly collecting money from Sani Dauda, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":734304,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-777029","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Bribery Scandal: I Have Never Met Shehu Sani - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/01\/05\/bribery-scandal-i-have-never-met-shehu-sani\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Bribery Scandal: I Have Never Met Shehu Sani - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"CJN Tanko Muhammad Ibrahim Muhammad Tanko, chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), says he has never had anything to do with Shehu Sani, a former lawmaker, currently being investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged extortion. 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