Recall that the Senate President had, in a petition to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), complained about the damage done to his reputation by Senator
Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, had accused him (Akpabio) of planning to eliminate her in Kogi State.
One of the charges was linked to an allegation by Akpoti-Uduaghan, wherein she accused the Senate President and the former Kogi governor of plotting to assassinate her.
Following a police investigation, Senator Natasha was subsequently docked for cybercrime against the Senate President and the former Kogi State governor.
According to the lawmaker in a TV interview she stated that “It was part of the meeting, the discussions that Akpabio had with Yahaya Bello that night to eliminate me.”
Let’s ask the Senate President, why in the first instance did he withdraw my security, if not to make me vulnerable to attacks. He then emphasized that I should be killed, but I should be killed in Kogi.
In count two, Akpoti-Uduaghan was accused of “Making an imputation knowing or having reason to believe that such imputation will harm the reputation of a person, contrary to Section 391 of the Penal Code Law, Cap. 89, Laws of the Federation, 1990, and punishable under Section 392 of the same Law.
She was also accused of having, on or about March 27, 2025, during a two-way telephone conversation with one Sandra C. Duru in Abuja, made certain imputations concerning Akpabio.
The female lawmaker pleaded not guilty to all the charges.