The office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has filed criminal charges against the Senator representing Kogi Central in the National Assembly, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, over an alleged plot to assassinate her.
Specifically, the charge filed at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, marked FCT/HC/CR/297/2025, alleged that Senator Natasha made the allegation of a plot to kill her during a live broadcast on Channels Television’s Politics Today, aired on April 3, 2025.
During the said interview, the embattled senator pointed fingers at Senate President Godswill Akpabio and former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, for plotting to have her assassinated.
In the charge sheet, the Federal Republic of Nigeria is listed as the complainant, while Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan is the sole defendant.
In count one, the FG 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, according to the charge, is punishable under Section 392 of the same law.
Incidentally, Akpabio and Bello have been listed as witnesses who would testify during the trial.
