EFCC Confronts Shehu Sani With 13 Alleged Bribe Audio Tapes

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) played some of the alleged Shehu Sanni bribe chat tapes in the presence of his lawyers.

The former senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial district, Shehu Sani was accused by EFCC of collecting $25,000 from the Chairman of ASD Motors Alhaji Sani Dauda and about 13 audio tapes have been played before his lawyers, Barrister Audu Mohammed Lawal and Barrister Glory Peter.

EFCC confronts Shehu Sani with 13 alleged bribe audio tapes

He promised to pass on to the Acting Chairman of EFCC Ibrahim Magu, admitted that it was his voice but claimed that some part of the audio tape has been deleted.

He allegedly recanted five out the 13 audio tapes played while he was interrogated.

“When asked if he is familiar with the voices in the audio, he said: “Yes, that is my voice except that some aspects of the recording have been deleted”.

“Asked whether the EFCC or the complainant did the deletion, Sani said: “I am not saying you people deleted it. But that is not the complete conversation.

“In the voice recording, Shehu Sani could be heard in Hausa language pleading with the complainant that he should do everything to make sure they resolve the issue because of their reputation.

“He was quoted as saying in one of the tapes as follows: ‘You have a family and I have a family; think of the way people will see the matter even though it is not public money’, he was alleged to have pleaded in Hausa.

“I believe you already discussed with Bashir; Bashir must have given you his personal advice on what we need to do so that this matter is buried here.”