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Shehu Sani, senator representing Kaduna central, has advised the federal government to apologise to Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party.

In a tweet, the senator described the search of Atiku’s private jet by security operatives as an “act of intimidation and harassment camouflaged as a routine”.

On Sunday, a combined security team, including operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), searched the jet that brought back Atiku to Nigeria from Dubai.

Describing the act as overzealous, Sani said the federal government should be humble enough to tender an apology.

“The overzealous acts of the security personnel at the Abuja Airport against the former Vice President Atiku stands outrightly condemned. We have been through this in our history. Intimidation and harassment camouflaged as routine.The FG should be humble and apologize to him,” he tweeted.

“You are looking for Dollars in the Plane in Sokoto while You ignore the Dollars in your Shokoto.”

The overzealous acts of the security personnel at the Abuja Airport against the former Vice President Atiku stands outrightly condemned.We have been through this in our history.Intimidation and harassment camouflaged as routine.The FG should be humble and apologize to him.

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— Senator Shehu Sani (@ShehuSani) November 11, 2018

You are looking for Dollars in the Plane in Sokoto while You ignore the Dollars in your Shokoto.

— Senator Shehu Sani (@ShehuSani) November 12, 2018

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The combined security team were said to have been searching for foreign currencies, while they allegedly stripped everything including the luggage and also searched the pilot and co-pilot.

Atiku said the search was aimed at intimidating him.