A former senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Shehu Sani was on Monday arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Sani was arraigned by the EFCC on Monday at the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja.
The former lawmaker was arraigned on two counts of bribery and advance fee fraud.
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He, however pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Upon pleading not guilty, counsel to Senator Sani, A. Ibrahim, asked the court to grant his client bail.
But the lead counsel to the EFCC, Abbah Muhammed, said he was just served the bail application notice a while ago.
Thereafter, the presiding judge, Justice Inyang Ekwo, stepped down the hearing of the bail application to 12pm.
He explained that the hearing was suspended to enable the prosecutor study the bail application.