The Federal Government has slammed the suspended Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, with a fresh criminal charge, sparking outrage among legal experts and human rights advocates who said the move reflected a pattern of forum shopping and targeted harassment.…KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶▶
The new charge, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/195/25, was filed at the Federal High Court, Abuja, on May 22, 2025, just weeks after a similar charge, CR/297/25, was instituted at the FCT High Court. Both charges were based on the same set of comments allegedly made by the female Senator, which the government claimed were damaging to the reputations of Senate President Godswill Akpabio and former Kogi State governor Yahaya Bello.
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While the case before the FCT High Court is premised on Section 392 of the Penal Code, which deals with criminal defamation, the Federal High Court charge is filed under Sections 24(1)(b) and 24(2)(c) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition) Act, 2024 (as amended). The government alleged that Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan made online statements that “could damage the public image” of Akpabio and Bello.…KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶▶
