The federal government has officially dropped a case of criminal defamation against Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the senator from Kogi Central Senatorial District in the 10th National Assembly.
The Office of the Attorney General of the Federation filed the lawsuit after receiving petitions from Senate President Godswill Akpabio and former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello, according to Daily Independent.
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s problems began when she allegedly said during an appearance on national television that Senate President Godswill Akpabio and former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello were part of a plan to kill her.
On December 12, 2025, the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) filed a notice of discontinuance with the Federal High Court in Abuja, which ended the criminal case against the senator.
The notice of discontinuance says that the charge was dropped in accordance with Sections 108(1), 108(2)(a), and 108(5) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA), 2015, as well as the court’s own authorities.
Officials from the Federation’s Department of Public Prosecutions signed the paper on behalf of the Attorney-General and the court certified it.
Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan has screamed out about threats to her life.
People reported she had asked the Inspector-General of Police to look into the problem, but she was later charged with a crime because of it.
At the same time, the Attorney-General’s office did not make an official comment on why the case was dropped.
To support its case, the prosecution has called on well-known Nigerians to testify, such as Kogi State governor Usman Ododo, newly sworn-in Ambassador Reno Omokri, Senator Ekpenyong Asuquo, and others.
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