Assassination claim: FG files criminal charges against Senator Natasha (Daily Trust)

23 May 2025 08:31 am
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The Nigerian government has filed criminal charges against Senator Natasha Akpoti for making an assassination claim against the Minister of State for Labour and Employment Festus Keyamo. Akpoti had accused Keyamo of plotting to assassinate her during the 2019 general elections. The government has charged her with sedition criminal defamation and incitement to violence among other offenses. Akpoti has denied the allegations and her lawyer has stated that they will challenge the charges in court. This development highlights the ongoing political tensions and power struggles in Nigeria as well as the need for accountability and transparency in the countrys political system.

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  • 1) Senator Natasha alleged an attack on her life, now she been charged. Don't you think this is a subtle way of silencing her?
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  • 2) The government charged her instead of probing the alleged attack on her. What does that signal, justice or intimidation?
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  • 3) As Senator Natasha is charged instead of protected, What reflection do you think this will have on our justice system?
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