lawmaker accuses Senate President Akpabio, Nigerian immigration confiscates Senator Natasha's passport at the airport
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Senate President Godswill Akpabio allegedly instructed Nigerian immigration agents to confiscate Natasha
Akpoti-Uduaghan's international passport at the airport, preventing her from traveling overseas, according to the senator for Kogi Central.The politician was shown interrogating immigration officers at the airport on the purported confiscation of her passport in a video that SaharaReporters was able to get on Tuesday.She characterized the action as a flagrant infringement of her fundamental rights and an illegal restriction on her freedom of movement.
"Hello, fellow citizens of Nigeria. Senator Natasha is who I am. I chose to take a week vacation after finishing my second year in office. In the video, she stated, "My passport has been withheld once more, and I'm at the airport here."
"I had previously experienced this exact situation, where I was prevented from traveling despite having committed no crime and having no court order preventing me from doing so. The officer in charge informed me that Senator Godswill Akpabio, the Senate President, had given them instructions to cancel my passport and stop me from traveling because he said that every time I travel outside, I "spoil the image of the country" by giving interviews to foreign media, she said.
Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan urged authorities to step in and put an end to the "embarrassment," expressing irritation over what she called persistent harassment and intimidation.
Neither the Senate President's office nor the Nigerian Immigration Service have responded to the accusations in writing as of the time this story was filed.
Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan urged authorities to step in and put an end to the "embarrassment," expressing irritation over what she called persistent harassment and intimidation.
Neither the Senate President's office nor the Nigerian Immigration Service have responded to the accusations in writing as of the time this story was filed.
SaharaReporters said on May 19, 2025, that Senator Natasha had petitioned Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun, accusing Senate President Godswill Akpabio of orchestrating a concerted effort to defame her and silence her claims of sexual harassment.
Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan claimed in the petition, filed through her legal team headed by Dr. Ehiogie West-Idahosa, SAN, that the Senate President is waging a "malicious campaign of criminal defamation, cyber-stalking, conspiracy, and attempted assassination" against her safety, reputation, and political career.
Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan claimed in the petition, filed through her legal team headed by Dr. Ehiogie West-Idahosa, SAN, that the Senate President is waging a "malicious campaign of criminal defamation, cyber-stalking, conspiracy, and attempted assassination" against her safety, reputation, and political career.
The retaliatory campaign allegedly started soon after the senator accused Akpabio of sexual harassment on national television on February 28, 2025, according to the petition, which was backed by what her attorneys called "incontrovertible evidence from public broadcasts, witness testimonies, media reports, and expert analyses."
A previously unidentified person posing as "Professor Mgbeke" started posting empathetic Facebook comments in the weeks after our client was suspended from the Senate. But our client was stunned by what transpired next," the petition states.
A previously unidentified person posing as "Professor Mgbeke" started posting empathetic Facebook comments in the weeks after our client was suspended from the Senate. But our client was stunned by what transpired next," the petition states.
"Prof. Mgbeke" started what turned out to be a purposeful, malevolent, and well-planned campaign of character assassination as soon as our client rejected any kind of business interaction.
The petition claims that Dr. Sandra Chidinma Duru, a Nigerian living in Texas, was eventually identified as the woman who went by the internet pseudonym "Prof. Mgbeke." Senator Natasha asserted that it was only after a live broadcast on May 1, 2025, and further journalistic inquiries that she learned Duru's genuine identity.
The petition claims that Dr. Sandra Chidinma Duru, a Nigerian living in Texas, was eventually identified as the woman who went by the internet pseudonym "Prof. Mgbeke." Senator Natasha asserted that it was only after a live broadcast on May 1, 2025, and further journalistic inquiries that she learned Duru's genuine identity.
Before law authorities asked her to identify Sandra Duru, she had never heard of the name. The petition points out that the deceit, the swaying of public opinion, and the final betrayal served as the cornerstone of a carefully planned operation to ruin our client's reputation.
The petition, which cites a shocking May 1 broadcast in which Dr. Duru unintentionally revealed her phone's call record, allegedly connects Senator Akpabio to Dr. Duru's purported slander campaign. Among other contacts, the log purportedly included stored contacts including "My Daddy Directline," "IGP Kayode," "Senator Akpabio" (with two distinct numbers), and "Oby Ndukwe."
The petition, which cites a shocking May 1 broadcast in which Dr. Duru unintentionally revealed her phone's call record, allegedly connects Senator Akpabio to Dr. Duru's purported slander campaign. Among other contacts, the log purportedly included stored contacts including "My Daddy Directline," "IGP Kayode," "Senator Akpabio" (with two distinct numbers), and "Oby Ndukwe."
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