3rd June 2025, NewsOrient, News, Law And Society, Governance And Development, Politics,

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the suspended lawmaker representing Central Senatorial District of Kogi State, has revealed her readiness to appear before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, today, Tuesday, June 3, 2025, over a charge of criminal defamation preferred against her.

She was summoned to appear before the court over an alleged defamatory statements in a live television programme and in her private telephone conversations. The case was filed against her by the Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Director of Public Prosecution, Mohammed Abubakar.

A report in Punch said West Idahosa, SAN, the lead counsel for Natasha, has confirmed that her client, Natasha, will appear in court on Tuesday for the case.

The report however quoted Idahosa of expressing doubt over the Prosecution’s readiness for the matter today.
“Idahosa, however, expressed uncertainty about whether the Federal Government planned to arraign her on Tuesday.

“He said that whatever the plans of the Federal Government, Akpoti-Uduaghan, as a law-abiding citizen, would comply with them.”

The report said “the Federal Government, through the Director of Public Prosecution, Mohammed Abubakar, filed criminal charges against Akpoti-Uduaghan, alleging that she made defamatory statements during a live television broadcast and a private telephone conversation.

“These statements reportedly targeted the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio and former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello.”

According to the charge, filed on May 16, 2025, at the Federal Capital Territory High Court and marked CR/297/25, Akpoti-Uduaghan is accused of making a statement during an appearance on Politics Today on Channels TV on April 3, 2025, where she alleged that Akpabio and Bello discussed plans to assassinate her.

“It was part of the meeting, the discussions that Akpabio had with Yahaya Bello that night— to eliminate me… he then emphasised that I should be killed in Kogi,” the charge quotes her as saying.

Additionally, the government accused Akpoti-Uduaghan of making defamatory remarks in a telephone conversation on March 27, 2025.

In the conversation with a woman named Dr Sandra Duru, Akpoti-Uduaghan allegedly claimed that Akpabio was linked to organ harvesting involving the late Iniubong Umoren, purportedly for the benefit of his ailing wife.

Akpabio, Bello, and four others have been listed as key witnesses in the trial.” (Source: Punch).

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