Thursday May 22, 2025|
The Federal Government has filed criminal charges against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan following allegations she made during a televised interview about an alleged plot to assassinate her.
Though the full details of the charges are still emerging, one of the key accusations stems from statements she made during a live appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on April 3, 2025.
During the broadcast, Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan claimed that Senate President Godswill Akpabio and former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello were behind a plot to take her life.
The charge sheet, obtained by our correspondent, shows the Federal Republic of Nigeria listed as the complainant in a case filed before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, with Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan as the sole defendant.
The government accused the senator of “making imputation knowing or having reason to believe that such imputation will harm the reputation of a person,” citing Section 391 of the Penal Code Law, Cap 89, Laws of the Federation, 1990. The offence is punishable under Section 392 of the same law.
Senator Natasha had accused Senate President Akpabio of sexual harassment. However, she was subsequently suspended by the Senate for six months, with the suspension attributed to “misconduct” rather than her allegations.
