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Adeola Fayehun and unintelligent Francess Olisa-Ogbonnaya, your latest attempt to derail the truth is not only laughable, very petty, but embarrassingly weak. Do not mistake my silence for ignorance or my kindness for weakness.

Let me expose yet another failed distraction tactic by Team LIE-TASHA and her squad of useful idiots. You may remember the LIE-TASHA documentary, a factual exposé based on truth, forensic evidence, and courage. My South Eastern media team had a young woman from my beneficiaries list do a voiceover.

She was paid. Her work was substandard. A refund was rightfully requested. Simple. Prior to this, she like many others, benefited from my Easter charity. That’s my norm, not a favor.

Now, onto my upcoming book and documentary launch, Soul Tonic and Voice of Nature: The Life and Times of Dr. Sandra Duru, slated for August 2026 in six countries, backed by over 350 heartfelt letters, goodwill messages, and videos submissions from people I’ve impacted. These were voluntary. No begging, no coercion. Just truth and legacy in motion.

So imagine my shock when Francess, after botching a voiceover gig, decided to scream “CLONE!” at a forensically verified voice used in the LIE-TASHA documentary, a voice belonging to Natasha, investigated and authenticated by licensed professionals. Her desperate outburst holds no weight.

Francess was briefly exposed to snippets featuring Umoren, Oby, and Patoranking, which are already available in the public domain. There was no secret. Just her twisted interpretation of what she doesn’t understand.

Adeola, go tell your Natasha: your circus is tired. Your distractions are stale. I will not be moved. I am documented, defended, and determined.

As always, I come with receipts.

The suspended lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, on Saturday, sparked controversy of an imminent defection when she shot a viral video of herself vibing to a music praising President Bola Tinubu.

In the 15-second clip posted on her TikTok page, the senator was seen giggling as she repeatedly played the track by popular Kano musician, Dauda Kahutu, otherwise known as Rarara.

The musician had regaled the President with a performance of his new Yoruba song titled “Asiwaju Omo Ologo” at a dinner event held in Katsina during his official visit.

Asiwaju Omo Ologo translates to mean ‘Asiwaju the glorious child.’

Akpoti-Uduaghan’s action has left her supporters confused, with many wondering if she plans to dump the Peoples Democratic Party for the ruling All Progressives Congress.

The PUNCH could also not independently verify if her subtle action is an affirmation of an imminent defection or another satire deployed to embarrass the APC-led government.

Efforts to get the reaction of the Kogi senator were unsuccessful.

Her media aide, Israel Arogbonlo, could also not be reached on the phone for clarification.

As of the time of filing this story, he could not be reached again.[/b]

Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended on March 6, following a heated disagreement with the Senate leadership over a new seating arrangement, which she alleged was designed to undermine her.

Tensions rose further when she accused Senate President Akpabio on national television of punishing her for rejecting his purported sexual advances.

During the Women in Parliament session at the Inter-Parliamentary Union meeting at the United Nations in New York, Akpoti-Uduaghan called for international intervention to hold the Nigerian Senate accountable.

She also criticised the severe measures imposed on her, including the withdrawal of security, salary cuts, and a six-month suspension from the National Assembly.

Following a series of legal fireworks between both parties, the court barred the duo from talking to the press and commenting on the issue until the legal outcome of the case.

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RUNNING FROM PDP TO APC WILL NOT HAPPEN OR CHANGE ANYTHING ABOUT YOUR CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY AND YOUR COUNTRY, NATASHA! THE MASK IS OFF: NATASHA AKPOTI EXPOSED — A WARNING TO TRAITORS IN DISGUISE

“She’s a persona non grata to me, a seductress and a pathological liar, desperately hunting for a soft landing. Walaih, she’s a none perona granta to me! Classic manipulator. But not this time, Natasha.” - Dr. Sandra C Duru

The time for silence is over. The time for hiding under the veil of gender activism, seductive manipulation, and orchestrated victimhood has expired. Nigeria sees you now, Natasha Akpoti, and so does the international community.

Behind every crocodile tear you shed, there is a sinister script. A script funded, sponsored, and choreographed by opposition forces hellbent on destabilizing the current administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Senate President Godswill Akpabio. But hear this: Nigeria will not fall for the same tired script again.

This isn’t about political decamping. If Natasha Akpoti and her entire marine spiritual squad wish to jump ship from PDP to APC, let them. The truth does not need party lines, it needs justice, and that is exactly what awaits her. The legal cases raised by Prof. Mgbeke (Dr. Sandra C. Duru) are not just files in a cabinet, they are raging fires of accountability backed by truth, evidence, and international and local legal systems.

Natasha, your path reeks of betrayal, and a trail blazed by Jezebel, Delilah, Athalia, and Potiphar’s wife, seduction to gain power, then weaponization of womanhood to destroy men, governments, and systems. You seduce, hate, manipulate, then strike with falsehood, hoping to bring down leaders who refuse to bow to your charm or agenda. But this isn’t Arise TV or BBC where you can stage your drama. This is the battleground of truth and i am directly involved!

Let the world remember that during the Jonathan administration, you played a similar game. You tried to entangle Reno Omokri. You aligned with useful pawns, manipulated narratives, and plotted with Oby Ezekwesili. But Mama Peace cried out: “There is God oooo!” And yes, there truly is. Your Chibok girls movie with your aunty Oby Ezekwesili!

Today, you’re trying to label the Senate President with baseless sexual harassment claims and now even falsely insinuate organ harvesting ties to the tragic case of Iniobong Umoren. Your goal? To paint Nigerian men, especially Yoruba leaders as predators, to stain this administration before the international community. But you have failed.

And now, because your lies are exposed, you’re sponsoring threats against the one woman you couldn’t manipulate, Prof. Mgbeke (Dr. Sandra C. Duru). You are using smear campaigns, fake activists, and proxy saboteurs from Imo and beyond. But you forget: this isn’t just a woman. This is a global powerhouse, a renowed media scientist, a criminologist, a public relations genius, and a lioness cloaked in divine assignment. But you are free to underestimate her as a jollof rice chef and local village woman, its her signature!

Dr. Sandra C. Duru does not deal in satire. She is surgical, legal, and prophetic. She is Deborah of our generation, and she is not afraid of your marine spirits, your fake feminists, your petty politics, or your blood-stained sponsors.

This is a message to every traitor, every enabler, and every coward hiding behind the false banner of justice while plotting the downfall of a nation: YOUR TAGGED “YORUBA GOVERNMENT” 🇳🇬 will rise above your schemes.

And to Natasha Akpoti, no matter the channel you run to, be it Arise, BBC, or “Tikkor Street, you will answer for every lie, every blackmail, every single manipulation, every destroyed reputation, and every life disrupted by your destructive campaign. I will never let go of your lies and smear campaign against me, my children, and businesses! I swear on my late father’s grave that I will fight you and i will break the jinx of your cartel and cabals one more time just ss i did dome years ago in my time at S. O. N. I am in town to take good care of this mess outside of the garage and the doors of your hired and senseless paid useful idiots ranting on the internet!

The gates of justice are open. And the lioness is roaring.

My dear lovers of the truth, i will be dropping a few songs on LIE-TASHA as majority of you have requested to entertain you on this ongoing matter, while i focus on getting a well deserved justice for all of us with my brilliant team of experts who i came back with this morning with more forensically examined and verified evidences against Natasha Akpoti and her cohorts!

Let’s be reminded that I WILL NEVER BACK DOWN, BACK OUT! OR BE DISTRACTED BY THEIR SENSELESS MEDIA ATTACKS! They’ve only been able to wake up the warriors in me!

Stay tuned and i promise to bring Natasha to face the consequences of her actions and crimes!

Prof. Mgbeke

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Two months after political commentator and former presidential spokesman Reno Omokri made explosive revelations concerning Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the Kogi Central lawmaker has yet to issue a denial or rebuttal.

In a public letter addressed to global news outlets including the BBC, Sky News, and Deutsche Welle, Omokri recounted a controversial 2021 episode involving what he described as a “fabricated sexual harassment allegation” made against him by then-Natasha Akpoti. The allegation, he claimed, stemmed from an encounter involving a woman on Facebook suspected of being part of a political honeytrap scheme — allegedly linked to Akpoti herself.

Omokri said he refused the woman’s advances, stating that he was “happily married.” Upon reporting the incident to security experts, he was informed of a disturbing trend in Abuja involving politically exposed persons being targeted with seduction and entrapment tactics using fake social media accounts.

The former aide to President Goodluck Jonathan further stated that Akpoti had accused him of sexual harassment at a state banquet on May 6, 2014 — an event he proved he could not have attended. He cited travel documents, including a first-class British Airways ticket and passport stamps, showing he was abroad on a diplomatic assignment concerning the #BringBackOurGirls campaign at the time.

Following the presentation of what Omokri described as “unimpeachable evidence,” Akpoti reportedly retracted and deleted her allegations. In a striking twist, Omokri claims he was contacted shortly thereafter by Akpoti’s then-fiancé (now husband), Emmanuel Oritsejolomi Uduaghan, alongside a prominent Christian clergyman. The trio held a three-way call during which Omokri was asked to accept an out-of-court settlement — a request he agreed to, receiving what was termed a financial "offering."

“Senator Natasha Akpoti almost destroyed my life,” Omokri said, “but for the fact that I am a meticulous record keeper.”

In his open letter, Omokri appealed to international media to balance their coverage and take Akpoti’s past into account, particularly in the context of her recent accusations against Senate President Godswill Akpabio. He noted that she has previously accused multiple high-profile figures — including a cabinet minister — of similar misconduct.

“I do not know if her current accusations are true,” he wrote, “but the best predictor of future behaviour is past character.”

Observers have noted that since Omokri made his claims public in March, Senator Akpoti has remained conspicuously silent, choosing neither to confirm nor deny the allegations of retraction, settlement, or the payment styled as an “offering.” Her silence has drawn increasing attention amid renewed scrutiny over the integrity of her accusations against other public officials.

Critics argue that the credibility of ongoing allegations may be undermined by the unresolved questions surrounding her past conduct, while supporters insist each claim should be independently investigated.

For now, however, the silence from Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan only deepens the intrigue surrounding a controversy that continues to raise questions about accountability, media ethics, and the use — or misuse — of sexual harassment claims in Nigerian politics.

Once again, the suspended Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District at the Senate was not in Court today when the suit she filed against Senator Godswill Akpabio and Mr. Mfon Patrick came up for hearing.

The Senator was represented at the hearing by Barr. O.U. Ugbogbo. In the suit filed since February and marked CV/754/2025, Senator Akpoti claimed she was defamed by Mr. Mfon Patrick, a Senior Legislative Aide to the President of the Senate.

Curiously, Senator Godswill Akpabio was also sued in his personal capacity. But since after filing the suit, only the office of the President of the Senate has been served with the originating process and no attempt has been made to serve others.

When the case came up today, Senator Akpoti's lawyer could not explain to the Court why processes have not been served on Senator Godswill Akpabio and Mr. Mfon Patrick since February when the case was filed.

Apparently infuriated by Senator Akpoti's Lawyer's obvious ignorance of the High Court Civil Procedure Rules, the presiding Judge thundered, "don't come and stare at the ceiling. You have to be serious about this case and resort to the Rules".

Counsel for Mr. Mfon Patrick, Fidel Albert, Esq informed the Court that he was appearing under protest as his client had equally not been served with the Court processes and only became aware of the case on social media.

Counsel to Senator Natasha Akpoti pleaded with the Court for more time to put their house in order, an application which was not opposed. Consequently, the case has been further adjourned to June 9 to enable Senator Akpoti file all necessary applications, if any.

A silent but worsening crisis is gripping the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as hospitals in Abuja remain without newly employed house officers for over seven months, leading to mounting medical negligence, patient complaints, and a looming protest by frustrated young doctors.

At major public health institutions across the city — including the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Jabi and several district hospitals — patients and citizens are expressing deep concern over the collapse in timely medical attention and the increasing inefficiency of hospital services. Health workers on the ground confirm that the absence of house officers, who serve as the backbone of day-to-day clinical care in teaching and specialist hospitals, has significantly strained the system.

“This is not just an employment delay. It is a crisis that has directly led to patient neglect, missed diagnoses, and overall poor care. We are being overwhelmed,” said a senior nurse at FMC Abuja, who requested anonymity.

Sources within FMC and other hospitals report that the remaining medical staff are overburdened, with consultants and medical officers performing tasks typically handled by house officers — from taking patient histories to executing routine procedures and paperwork. The staff say the workload is unsustainable.

The root of the problem appears to lie with the Health Management Board (HMB) under the supervision of the FCT Minister. Despite multiple appeals, applications, and inquiries from medical graduates awaiting posting, no new batch of house officers has been employed in the FCT hospitals since late 2024.

Efforts to reach the Registrar of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) for clarification have been unsuccessful, further frustrating young doctors and hospital administrators alike.

In response to the silence and perceived inaction, a growing number of medical graduates and young doctors are organizing what may become a protest at the MDCN headquarters in Abuja in the coming days. One of the coordinators, who spoke under the condition of anonymity, stated: “We are tired of waiting. This is our future, and it's also about the lives of Nigerians who are being failed every day.”

Staff at FMC Abuja and the asokoro and maitama district hospitals meanwhile, have publicly decried the situation. “We need immediate government intervention. This is not just about salaries or politics. It's about human lives,” said a medical officer.

As Abuja finds itself increasingly short of frontline doctors, especially house officers who form the first clinical contact for patients in many hospitals, there are fears that the region’s healthcare system may face a total breakdown unless urgent steps are taken.

Efforts to reach the FCT Minister and the HMB for official statements were unsuccessful at the time of filing this report.

RUFAI TELLS SENATOR NATASHA TO PRESENT HER EVIDENCE; ALSO CLARIFIES THE SENATE PRESIDENT’S NAME ON DR DURU’S PHONE, NOT THE SENATE PRESIDENT BUT A CONTACT USING HIS NAME

Opinion: Let me begin by thanking Ojy Okpe for bringing this matter to the Arise Morning Show. It appears, it was Ojy who personally fought to bring this news out. Arise TV strangely blacked out Sandra Duru’s podcast. It appears the management of the TV station was upset with Sandra Duru because of some accusation levelled against Arise regarding their awards. She went on to accuse Mr Rufai Oseni and Dr Ruben Abati. But it takes a woman of courage, with a sense of justice and a passion for fairness to bring this story to the fore. Ojy is a good woman - she must have told the management we cannot stay silent on this story.

Notice Sandra Duru had her podcast on Thursday where she gave her lengthy revelatory podcast on the female Senator. But surprisingly on Friday, the Arise morning Show did not feature what was at the time the most trending story in Nigeria. And many people took note of that.

Let me thank Rufai and the Arise morning team for calling out Senator Natasha this morning, even though initially it appeared they were tilting more to Natasha’s end of the story, when this news first broke sometime in February. But they must have realised over the past weeks and even months something strange -Natasha’s team had refused to justify the Sexual Harrasment claim through evidence. Prompting many to wonder if this was all false.

This is what made Dr Sandra Duru’s podcast compelling because she revealed that the female senator told her there was no evidence to back up her sexual harassment claim. One would’ve thought that after such a direct statement from Dr Duru, the female senator’s team would release some information debunking Duru’s story but nothing has been forthcoming, in fact the response has been surprisingly subdued.

Today Rufai told Senator Natasha to release her evidence. He also told the Senate President’s team to release its own evidence. Let it go on record that the Senate President’s legal team led by Olisa Agbakogba SAN released evidence and photographic exhibits at a press conference.

(1) That Senator Natasha Akpoti Udughan visited the Senate President‘s house on the 8th of December 2023 with her husband, in the company of other Senators.

(2) That on the 9th the very next day, she went on tweeter eulogising the very same person she alleged sexually harassed her. The legal team pointed out the contradiction and inconsistency in her story.

(3) Senator Akpabio’s legal team at the same press conference released several photographs of Senator Natasha and the Senate President engaged in legislative functions together nationally and internationally in 2024.

Arise TV also clarified, it was a contact with the name of the Senate President that appeared on Dr Sandra Duru’s call log during the podcast.

I hope the female Senator at the centre of this saga responds to Arise Morning Show and presents her evidence to the Olisa Agbakoba team justifying her Sexual Harrasment claim.

48 Hours After Sandra Duru’s Bombshell and 3 Months After Sexual Harassment Allegation, Senator Natasha Yet to Provide a Single Piece of Evidence

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan is again under intense public scrutiny, as a pattern of explosive accusations without evidence begins to define her political playbook. Forty-eight hours after Dr. Sandra Duru’s scathing exposé accused her of orchestrating a smear campaign—allegedly paying activist Oby Ezekwesili to weaponize a false sexual harassment claim against Senate President Godswill Akpabio—Akpoti has remained conspicuously silent.

No response. No lawsuit. No denial.

Even more damning is the fact that more than three months after she publicly accused Akpabio of sexual harassment, Senator Akpoti has yet to present a single shred of evidence to support her claims. No documents. No witness statements. No formal petition beyond the media noise. The case, if it ever existed, appears to have stalled in the realm of social media outrage.

The situation worsened when, on April 1st, during a homecoming in Kogi State, she alleged an assassination plot against her, naming former Governor Yahaya Bello and Akpabio as potential orchestrators. In response, Bello petitioned the Inspector General of Police, demanding she either produce credible evidence or face legal action for criminal defamation and incitement. Yet again, Akpoti has offered nothing but silence.

Observers are beginning to see a troubling pattern.

“She throws out accusations like political grenades—then vanishes when it’s time to account,” a journalist in Abuja noted. “You cannot keep undermining institutions with sensational claims and expect no consequences.”

In the wake of these developments, many Nigerians are calling for accountability. Not just from Akpoti, but also from those, like Oby Ezekwesili, who publicly defend her without presenting any verifiable evidence.

If Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan truly stands for justice—as she claims—it’s time she backs her words with facts. Until then, her credibility, and the gravity of the issues she raises, hang by a thread.

Investigations Show Nigerians Have Been Lied to and manipulated by Senator Natasha Akpoti - Ndukwe



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Oby Ndukwe has said senator Natasha Akpoti should back up her sexual harassment claims with evidence adding that Nigerians have Have waited long enough to get her Evidence against Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.

Meanwhile, The suspended lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has reacted to the claims of United States-[/b]based activist Dr. Sandra Duru, popularly known as Professor Mgbeke, saying all her allegations were false.

The lawmaker made the clarification in a statement issued by her media aide, Israel Arogbonlo.

[b]Earlier, Mgbeke released shocking evidence of her exclusive phone conversations where she claimed Akpoti-Uduaghan lied against the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, regarding the controversial sexual advances allegation.

The activist, who made the revelation during a Facebook livestream session monitored by our correspondent on Thursday night, added that she also tried to induce her with N200 million to falsely accuse the former Akwa Ibom governor of organ harvesting.

While stressing that the call logs and recorded conversations in her possession are convincing enough to prove that the lawmaker lied about the sexual harassment allegation levelled against Akpabio, Mgbeke also decried that it was wicked of her to attempt to link him with the death of a young girl who died a few years ago.

In the one-hour, eight-minute live broadcast, the activist claimed that the suspended Senator was out to destroy men, confirming that she had no actual evidence to defend her harassment claim against Akpabio.

But Akpoti-Uduaghan maintained her innocence, claiming all the recorded conversations played in the live stream were manipulated and could never have come from her.

The lawmaker also alleged that she had just recently stumbled on the identity of the activists-cum-journalist.

She said, “I have carefully watched a live stream which was done by one Sandra C Duru on Facebook on May 1st, 2025. The content of the live stream, including the voice effect credited to me, is entirely untrue and most manipulated to serve Sandra Duru’s ulterior motive of playing the script of Senator Godswill Akpabio.

“To the best of my knowledge, those words used against Dr Oby Ezekwesili, Dr Abiola, FIDA and fellow Nigerians as ‘Gullible and Hungry’ are crazy falsehoods and did not emanate from the natural cause of any contact involving me.

“It was from recent research that I also found out that the person who now represents herself as Sandra Duru is the same person who operated as Prof. Mgbeke on Facebook. In the nearest of time, I will respond to the unfounded allegations made therein.”

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Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan may have just dealt a blow to her own credibility after publicly claiming she doesn’t know Dr. Sandra C. Duru—despite mounting evidence suggesting otherwise.

In a fiery Facebook livestream on May 1st, Dr. Duru, also known online as “Prof. Mgbeke,” exposed alleged voice recordings and WhatsApp chats linked to a phone number registered to Senator Natasha. Truecaller identification and the familiar voice in the clips make the denial all the more baffling.

“How can she say she doesn’t know me when her own number called me and we chatted at length?” Duru asked, presenting screenshots and audio as proof.

The leaked content allegedly shows Senator Natasha attempting to rope Duru into backing a damaging and fabricated organ harvesting accusation against Senate President Godswill Akpabio.

Despite Natasha’s post claiming she didn’t know Duru, the evidence suggests otherwise. In the calls, the Senator allegedly:

Offered N200 million to Duru to participate in a fake organ harvesting allegation.

Admitted to paying Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, FIDA, and others to create media noise and legal pressure, going to obstruct the Senate Committee proceedings.

Outlined her anti-Tinubu agenda, plotting with opposition figures to destabilize the current government.

Begged Duru to “just support the cause”, even when Duru declined.

Shifted into romantic advances after being rejected politically, sending flirty and inappropriate messages in a bid to win her over personally.


Truecaller showed the number as Natasha’s. Her voice was unmistakable. Screenshots of their private chats reveal long threads of manipulation, emotional blackmail, and power games.

“You can’t fake all this,” Duru said. “She called me, begged, bribed, confessed, and when I refused, she turned around and denied ever knowing me? That’s cowardice and treachery.”

If true, it not only discredits her but exposes a disturbing level of manipulation.

With mounting public scrutiny, Natasha’s blanket denial looks more like calculated deceit than an honest mistake. As Duru aptly put it: “You can’t discredit someone holding all the receipts.”

“The entirety of the evidence presented to both the public and the authorities has been subjected to rigorous forensic investigation, comprehensive analysis, and independent verification, ensuring its authenticity and reliability.” - Dr. Sandra C Duru


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Let me give you all a little teaser from the LIE-TASHA DOCUMENTARY before we go live, and it’s just a light appetizer to whet your appetite before the full-course truth is served hot! Because clearly, our dear Madam Drama Queen Extraordinaire and her army of e-rats think I came to play.

She tried to hit me with a smear campaign and a petty 1.5 million naira blackmail! Wait, 1.5 million NAIRA? Not even dollars?? Girl, if you’re going to lie, at least make it premium! That’s not blackmail, that’s black-fail.

Natasha, you may be a fantastic actress in the theatre of deception, but let me remind you, I’m not your average opponent. You play petty, I play power. You’re on Checkers, sweetheart, I’m on Chess. Every move of yours has been anticipated, archived, and about to be publicly aired.

This isn’t just personal anymore, it’s spiritual, intellectual, and historical. You’ve messed with the wrong woman. I don’t do noise, I do receipts, justice, and redemption. I come to the public, I make claims and I give a FORENSICALLY ACCURATE, ANALYZED, and INVESTIGATED EVIDENCES! I will give the public 10% and reserve the remaining 90% for the court and all local and international authorities involved in your numerous cases!

So buckle up, world. The truth is not just coming, it’s coming with lights, camera, and consequences.

Prof. Mgbeke

Alleged Defamation: Bello Petitions IGP, Demands Natasha’s Arrest

The former governor also demanded retraction and public apology from the senator for the alleged defamatory statements.

Former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP) over alleged defamatory statements made against him by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of Kogi Central District.

In the petition signed by his lawyer, N.A. Abubakar, to the IGP on Wednesday, Bello called on the police to invite Akpoti-Uduaghan to substantiate her allegations against him with credible evidence.

“Where she fails to do so, cause her to be arrested and prosecuted in accordance with the provisions of the law for criminal defamation, inciting public disturbance, and spreading false information injurious to public peace,” the lawyer wrote.

The former governor also wrote to Akpoti-Uduaghan, through his lawyer, R.O. Balogun, demanding retraction and public apology over the alleged defamatory statements made against him or face legal consequences.

The former Kogi governor claimed the female lawmaker during a homecoming event on April 1, 2025, in the Okehi Local Government Area of the state “maliciously” defamed him and levelled assassination allegations against him.

Bello said the said actions of the female senator contravened Section 24(1)(b) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.) Act, 2015.

“By accusing our client of plotting an assassination and naming him as a co-conspirator in a purported murder plot (with an attempt to disguise the killing as mob or ethnic violence), Sen. Akpoti-Uduaghan has:

“Gravely damaged our client’s reputation by portraying him as a violent and vengeful political actor and misled the public and tried to incite ethnic and political distrust, especially among clans of Ebiraland in particular and the people of Kogi Central in general.

“Brought his name into disrepute on the basis of an allegation so weighty that, if left unchallenged, could harm his political career and personal safety; and abused her parliamentary status and platform by propagating such falsehoods without evidence, in a very public and politically charged setting,” the solicitor said.