In processing her petition against Senate President Godswill Akpabio and former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello, the beleaguered senator from Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has accused the Nigerian Police of being biased.
In a May 19, 2025, letter to the Attorney General of the Federation and the Minister of Justice, Akpoti-Uduaghan characterized the actions of the police as a “disturbing pattern of preferential treatment” in favor of Senator Akpabio.
The letter, which was signed by her attorney, Ehiogie West-Idahosa (SAN), noted that no significant action had been made to conduct an unbiased investigation of Akpoti-Uduaghan’s petitions.
According to the letter, “Our client filed multiple petitions against Senator Akpabio with the Nigeria Police.”
“Despite the fact that these petitions were submitted between March and April 2025 and were clearly stated, no significant action has been taken to conduct an unbiased investigation into them.”
Among the petitions in question are:
A March 25 report claimed that Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan’s personal safety was in danger.
A petition was filed on March 31 over the illegal removal of her police security detail.
an April 4 petition alleging that Yahaya Bello and Akpabio plotted her murder.
The police recognized all three petitions between March 26 and April 5, but West-Idahosa claims that no attempt has been made to speak with witnesses or move the investigations along.
He implied that the accused’s political stances might have an impact on their hesitancy to take action, saying, “It is obvious that this unwillingness to thoroughly and impartially investigate the petitions may be due to the high political office occupied by Senator Godswill Akpabio.”
The letter further emphasized the need for a probe into Yahaya Bello, who is no longer the governor in office and is not protected by constitutional immunity.
The swift response to a counterpetition submitted by Akpabio on April 3 was, however, criticized by Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan’s legal team.
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She had been charged with incitement, criminal defamation, and false claims by the Senate President.
The police invited Akpoti-Uduaghan right away, and she restated her pleas while being cautious and providing witnesses and proof.
Her attorneys assert, however, that the court file pertaining to Akpabio’s lawsuit omitted all of her petitions and supporting documentation.
As a breach of the 1999 Constitution, West-Idahosa said, “Our client is concerned that investigations into her petitions have been repeatedly and unjustly stalled in what appears to be a discriminatory executive action.”
