BREAKING: FG Drops Felony Case Towards Sen Natasha Over Akpabio Allegations
The Federal Authorities has withdrawn the legal case filed in opposition to Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan over allegations linked to Senate President Godswill Akpabio.
Court docket filings present that the Workplace of the Lawyer Common of the Federation moved to finish the prosecution, bringing the matter to a sudden halt.
The choice was formally communicated to the Federal Excessive Court docket by means of a discover of discontinuance dated December 12, 2025.
Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan represents Kogi Central Senatorial District within the tenth Nationwide Meeting.
She had been dealing with legal defamation and cyberbullying prices following feedback she made throughout a tv interview.
The case was tied to statements made on “Politics Immediately”, a programme hosted by Seun Okinbaloye. Throughout the interview, the senator alleged that Senate President Godswill Akpabio and former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello had been concerned in a plot to remove her.
Following the printed, petitions had been submitted to authorities by Akpabio and Bello.
These petitions triggered the legal prices in opposition to the senator, regardless of her earlier claims that she had written to the Inspector Common of Police to report threats to her life.
As a substitute of appearing on her grievance, the authorities later arraigned her in court docket, accusing her of creating defamatory statements and fascinating in on-line harassment by publicly elevating the allegations.
A number of high-profile people had been listed as witnesses within the case. They included Kogi State Governor Usman Ododo, Senator Ekpenyong Asuquo, former presidential aide Reno Omokri, Ambassador Reno Omokri, and Sandra Duru.
The withdrawn cost is one in all two legal instances filed by the Federal Authorities in opposition to the Kogi lawmaker. The second case remains to be pending and is predicted to come back up in court docket on Monday. There are indications it might even be discontinued.
It was gathered that each instances had been initiated by the Federal Authorities and never by Akpabio in his private capability.
The event comes shortly after the Senate President publicly declared his intention to withdraw all authorized actions he instituted in opposition to people over alleged defamation.
Talking throughout a church programme, Akpabio disclosed that he had a number of instances in court docket earlier than deciding to reverse course.
“I had nearly 9 instances in court docket in opposition to some people who defamed me, who lied in opposition to me, who slandered my identify,” he mentioned. “However I listened to the priest and out of the blue realized he was speaking to me, so I hereby direct my solicitor to withdraw all lawsuits in opposition to them.”
He didn’t present particular particulars concerning the instances affected by the choice. Nevertheless, studies had persistently pointed to a chronic authorized conflict between him and Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan.
In December 2025, Akpabio additionally filed a ₦200 billion civil go well with in opposition to the senator on the Excessive Court docket of the Federal Capital Territory.
In that case, he accused her of creating damaging claims that he sexually harassed her.
He’s in search of large {financial} compensation, public retractions, and nationwide apologies, arguing that the allegations harmed his picture and uncovered him to public ridicule.