The Federal Government has withdrawn the criminal defamation case filed against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.

Court documents obtained by AIT show that the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation on December 12, 2025, filed a notice of discontinuance at the Federal High Court, effectively terminating the criminal proceedings against the senator.

The case followed separate petitions submitted by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello.

Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan had been charged, among other allegations, over comments she made on Politics Today, a programme hosted by Seun Okinbaloye, in which she accused Senator Akpabio and Yahaya Bello of plotting to eliminate her.

Despite petitions earlier submitted by the senator to the Inspector-General of Police, alleging threats to her life, no action was taken on those complaints.

She was subsequently arraigned on charges of criminal defamation and cyberbullying arising from her public disclosure of the alleged threats.

Those listed as prosecution witnesses in the case included Kogi State Governor Usman Ododo, Senator Ekpenyong Asuquo, Ambassador Reno Omokri, and Sandra Duru. (AIT)