A mild drama ensued on Monday between Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and former senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani over his refusal to undergo a lie detector test in Abuja.
However, according to a report by The Nation, Mr Sani opted to swear by the Holy Qur’an, rather than subjecting himself to a polygraph machine at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja.
The Senator was quoted as saying: “I won’t take the test; I do not trust the machine. I am not sure whether or not the machine is working well.
“Instead of polygraph, give me the Holy Qur’an to swear with.”
It was also learnt that EFCC detectives later asked Mr Sani to “put his resistance in a statement on oath for record purposes”.
“Following his refusal, our detectives did not force him to go through the test.
“But they asked him to write a statement on his refusal to undergo polygraph because he had earlier sworn by his grave but he has not been straightforward,” a highly-placed source told The Nation.
Sani is being detained for an alleged extort of $20,000 and another N4m from one Alhaji Sani Dauda who petitioned the anti-graft agency.
