Senator Natasha Akpoti- Uduaghan reacts to FG’s attempt to arrest her
Suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti- Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, has confirmed reports that the Federal Government was planning to arrest her following criminal defamation charges filed by the Department of Public Prosecutions, Federal Ministry of Justice.
Suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti- Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, has confirmed reports that the Federal Government was planning to arrest her following criminal defamation charges filed by the Department of Public Prosecutions, Federal Ministry of Justice.
When the case came up on Monday at the Federal High Court, Abuja, federal prosecutors urged the court to issue a bench warrant for her arrest, but the presiding judge, Justice M.G. Umar, turned down the request as her lawyer was served some few minutes before the case was mentioned.
In that interview, Natasha accused both the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and former Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello of plotting to kill her.
However, Senator Natasha later confirmed the charges and the arrest plan through her verified social media account, explaining further that two separate cases had been filed against her based on complaints by Akpabio and Bello, with the first case, with number FCT/CR/297/2025, scheduled for June 19, 2025, before the FCT High Court, Abuja.
The second, FHC/ABJ/CR/195/2025, is also scheduled for June 30, 2025, at the Federal High Court in Abuja.
She stated that although the charges were not served on her ahead of time, her lawyer, J.J. Usman, SAN, appeared in court on her behalf and received the documents at 9:18 a.m. in the morning, following which, the prosecution then requested her arrest, but the court declined to give the order.
According to Natasha, she "will appear in court on both dates as scheduled."
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