The Federal Government don carry Senator Peter Onyekachi Nwebonyi go court for Abuja over wetin dem call criminal defamation against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, wey dey represent Kogi Central.
The case, wey get number CR/547/2025, dey for FCT High Court, Abuja, and na Mohamed Babadoko Abubakar, Director of Public Prosecution for the Ministry of Justice, file am on behalf of the Attorney General of the Federation.
According to the charge paper wey dem sign on September 11, 2025, Senator Nwebonyi, wey dey represent Ebonyi North and also be Deputy Chief Whip for Senate, talk plenty bad things about Senator Natasha between March 3 and 29, 2025 for different TV stations like Arise TV, Channels, TVC and News Central.
The Federal Government talk say Nwebonyi call Natasha “habitual accuser,” “blackmailer,” and even “a mother of six from different men,” talk wey dem say fit spoil her name and image for public eye.
According to government lawyers, the talk wey Nwebonyi yarn get bad belle and e fit make people see Senator Natasha finish.
Dem charge am under Section 391 of the Penal Code Act, wey talk say anybody wey talk something wey go damage another person name fit go prison, pay fine, or both.
The charge paper quote one part of wetin he talk for Arise TV:
“This woman dey accuse everybody of sexual harassment. She don accuse Yahaya Bello, Reno Omokri, and even one minister. Are you the only woman in Nigeria? A mother of six from different men…”
The case go come up for hearing soon for FCT High Court, and Senator Nwebonyi go enter plea to defend himself.
If dem find am guilty, e fit enter prison, pay fine, or both, as the Penal Code talk.
