Natasha in fresh trouble as FG drags her to court, Akpabio, Yahaya Bello to appear

Suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti Uduaghan, the lawmaker representing Kogi Central senatorial district, is present faced with different ineligible tussle arsenic the Federal Government filed suit against her implicit the allegation of making defamatory remarks successful a tv interview.

Senator Natasha remained the sole suspect successful a suit fig CR/297/25 filed earlier the Federal Capital Territory High Court connected May 16, 2025.

Godswill Akpabio and Yahaya Bello to attest against Natasha Akpoti Uduaghan successful a suit filed by the FG Photo Credit: @NatashaAkpoti, @SPNigeria
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In the suit, the embattled legislator was accused of “making imputation knowing oregon having crushed to judge that specified imputation volition harm the estimation of a person.” The caller charges autumn nether Section 391 of the Penal Code. It is punishable nether Section 392 of the aforesaid Code.

Vanguard reported that the tribunal papers indicated that Godswill Akpabio, the Senate president and the contiguous past politician of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello, had been scheduled to attest arsenic witnesses successful the case. The duo were besides listed arsenic nominal complainants.

The allegations were a effect of the senator's remark portion speaking successful a unrecorded interrogation connected Channels Television's "Politics Today" connected Thursday, May 3, 2025. The witnesses successful the suit besides see Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong, Sandra Duru. Other witnesses are Maya Iliya and Abdulhafiz Garba, who are constabulary investigators.

This came aft a bid of confrontations betwixt Senator Natasha and the Senate leadership. Natasha was suspended from the Red Chamber connected March 6 implicit gross usurpation of Senate lasting orders aft a quality connected a seating statement involving Akpabio.

Senator Natasha has alleged that her suspension was unlawful and politically motivated. She besides denied the assertion that the earlier allegation of intersexual harassment wrong the Senate was unrelated to her.

Weeks aft her suspension, Natasha submitted respective petitions against the Senate president, which included the allegation that Akpabio plotted her assassination. She besides alleged that Bello had initiated and funded her callback from the Senate, adding that the erstwhile politician was acting connected the instructions of Akpabio.

According to her, the statement was to assassinate her successful a mode that would look similar a mob onslaught extracurricular Abuja. In their reactions to the allegation, Akpabio and Yahaya Bello past petitioned the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, and called for a afloat investigation.

They besides asked the constabulary brag to prosecute the Kogi legislator for transgression defamation, mendacious allegation, incitement and behaviour that threatened the bid of the public.

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