Lawmaker representing Kogi Central senatorial district, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has received a death threat containing explicit and abusive language.
The threat emerged just days after she resumed plenary on Tuesday, following a six-month suspension from the National Assembly.
In a threatening message sent to the senator via iMessenger, Tobechi Okwuonu, using the email address mailtobex2000@yahoo.com, referred to her as a corpse and warned that her death was imminent.
Titled, ‘There Is No Nigerian Senate,’ the message reads, “Your death sentence is in full swing. The execution is a foregone conclusion. You are a corpse. You are not back to Nigerian Senate because there is no Senate to return to. You are back to your coffin, but not as a zombie this time, you’re back there as a corpse.” “Rot in hell, Wicked Bitch. You won’t reincarnate. I won’t let you,” the message added.
Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan returned to the Senate on Tuesday marking the end of a long standoff that began after she accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of sexual harassment earlier in the year.
In March 2025, she was suspended for six months over alleged misconduct following a protest against the Senate leadership’s decision to reassign her seat and sexual harassment allegations against Akpabio.
Consequently, her office was sealed, security details withdrawn, and she was barred from all Senate activities.
She returned to the Senate chamber on Tuesday, October 7, accompanied by civil society activists, including Aisha Yesufu.
Akpoti-Uduaghan maintained she owed no apology for her actions and described Akpabio as a “dictator” during her suspension.
The latest threat adds to the senator’s growing list of security concerns. In April, heavily armed men reportedly attacked her family’s house in Obeiba-Ihima, Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi State. The assailants reportedly stormed the compound late at night, shooting sporadically and causing panic among residents.
