Akpabio Case: Natasha Accuses Police of Bias, Petitions AGF

The beleaguered senator from Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has accused the Nigerian Police of being biased in the way they handled her case against former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello and Senate President Godswill Akpabio.
Akpoti-Uduaghan characterized the police’s actions as a “disturbing pattern of preferential treatment” in favor of Senator Akpabio in a letter dated May 19, 2025, written to the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice.
Her attorney, Ehiogie West-Idahosa (SAN), signed the letter, which noted that no significant action had been made to conduct an unbiased investigation of Akpoti-Uduaghan’s petitions.

“Our client submitted numerous petitions to the Nigeria Police against Senator Akpabio,” the letter said.

“Although these petitions were unambiguously stated and filed between March and April 2025, no significant action has been taken to conduct an unbiased investigation into them.”

The contested petitions consist of:

an allegation on March 25 that Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan’s personal safety was in danger.

a complaint on March 31 over her police security detail being illegally withdrawn.

A petition filed on April 4th accused Yahaya Bello and Akpabio of plotting her murder.

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West-Idahosa claims that despite the police acknowledging all three petitions between March 26 and April 5, no attempt has been made to speak with witnesses or move the investigations along.

“It is evident that this unwillingness to thoroughly and impartially investigate the petitions may be due to the high political office occupied by Senator Godswill Akpabio,” he said, hinting that the accused’s political positions may have an impact on their reluctance to act.

Yahaya Bello, who is no longer the governor in office, is not protected by constitutional immunity and need to be investigated, the letter emphasized.

Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan’s legal team, in contrast, criticized the quick handling of a counterpetition that Akpabio filed on April 3.

She was charged by the Senate President with inciting others, making false accusations, and criminal defamation.

Akpoti-Uduaghan was invited by the police right away, and she restated her pleas while being cautious and providing witnesses and evidence.

But her attorneys assert that the case file pertaining to Akpabio’s allegation did not contain any of her petitions or supporting documentation.

West-Idahosa noted that the conduct was a violation of the 1999 Constitution and said, “Our client is concerned that investigations into her petitions have been severally and unjustly stalled in what appears to be a discriminatory executive action.”