Court set new date for Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s Cybercrime Trial
Court set new date for Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s Cybercrime Trial
The trial of suspended Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, on charges bordering on cybercrime was on Monday stalled at the Federal High Court in Abuja following an objection by her counsel, Ehiogie West-Idahosa, SAN.
Akpoti-Uduaghan is facing a six-count charge under the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) (Amendment) Act, 2024, filed by the Federal Government with suit number FHC/ABJ/CR/195/2025.
She is accused of transmitting false and injurious information via electronic means with intent to malign, incite, endanger lives, and disturb public order.
The charges stem from her public allegation on April 4, 2025, in Ihima, Kogi State, and in a subsequent television interview, where she claimed that Senate President Godswill Akpabio instructed former Governor Yahaya Bello to have her killed in Kogi State.
At Monday’s sitting, prosecution counsel David Kaswe informed the court that his team was ready to open its case and had its first witness present. However, West-Idahosa argued that the defence had filed a preliminary objection challenging the court’s jurisdiction to hear the matter, describing it as an abuse of the prosecutorial powers of the Attorney-General of the Federation.
Justice Mohammed Umar ruled that the court must first resolve the objection before proceeding with trial. He adjourned the case until October 20 for hearing of the objection
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