Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s legal team has accused the Federal Government of selective justice following fresh criminal charges filed against her, even as over a dozen petitions she submitted earlier this year remain unresolved.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, May 28, by her counsel, Uju Nwoduwu, the team disclosed that between March and May 2025, the senator filed 12 petitions involving allegations such as cyberstalking, defamation, threats to life, and an attempted assassination.
However, according to the lawyers, none of these reports have received attention from the Nigeria Police Force or any other relevant agency.
“There is a legitimate public expectation that law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies uphold the principles of fairness, due process, and equal justice, regardless of who is involved,” the statement said.
The legal team argued that while Akpoti-Uduaghan’s petitions have been ignored, counter-allegations made by those she accused, including Senate President Godswill Akpabio and former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello, have been promptly pursued, resulting in criminal charges against her.
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“This glaring disparity raises serious concerns about a biased and uneven application of justice,” the statement continued.
The lawyers noted that some of the senator’s petitions concern high-profile individuals and incidents as serious as the abduction and attempted assassination of one of her protocol officers.
Although currently out of the country for personal reasons, Akpoti-Uduaghan has received official notice of the charges and has committed to honouring the court process once a date is fixed.
“She remains resolute in her commitment to due process,” the legal team affirmed.
They also thanked members of the public for their support and concern over what they described as “an extraordinarily questionable criminal charge.”
The statement ended with a renewed call for all pending petitions to be investigated without bias and for justice to be applied fairly across board.