The Nigerian government filed a criminal claim against Natasha

The federal government has submitted a case of Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uuduaghan, for alleged statements of slandering on television in the High Court of the Federal Capital Region (FCT).

The government in the lawsuit filed on May 16 accused Akpoti-Uuduaghan “making imputation know or have a reason to believe that it would endanger a person’s reputation.”

The accusation is available for journalists on Thursday.

Violations, according to the government, violated part 391 of the Criminal Code, Cap 89, Law Federation, 1990. These violations can be punished based on section 392 of the same law.

The government refers to the credited statement to parliament members during an interview at a television station.

Akpoti-Uduaghan during the interview accused the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and the former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, who planned to kill him.

Incidentally, Akpabio and Bello have been registered as witnesses who will testify during the trial.

Senate on March 18 suspended the middle of Kogi Senator for six months for violating the rules.

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