Leke Baiyewu, AbujaA former lawmaker representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Senator Shehu Sani, has accused the Federal Government of attempting to silence him over his criticism of the regime led by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd. Sani alleged that the government is using his accuser, through the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, to “frame” him in the extortion scandal. Operatives of the EFCC had on Wednesday searched two houses and an office of the embattled Senator Shehu Sani in Abuja. But the CJN had on Sunday denied links with Shehu Sani. “Criminalising me or ‘framing me’ will not silence me, bend me or compromise me.”

Source: Punch January 10, 2020 09:45 UTC