Former Senator, Shehu Sani has been granted bail in the ongoing trial against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

He was arraigned this morning on a two-count charge bordering on alleged bribery and extortion.

A Federal High Court in Abuja granted him bail to the tune of N10 million.

According to MyNigeria, Sani was arrested in December 2019 for allegedly collecting $25,000 in the name of the EFCC acting chairman, Ibrahim Magu.

The former federal lawmaker, who represented Kaduna Central in the eighth Senate defrauded a businessman, Sani Dauda of $15,000, which he planned to give the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Mohammed, in other to influence some pending cases in court.

He also allegedly collected $10,000 from Dauda to bribe Magu.