Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, senator representing Kogi central, has filed a N5 billion suit against her colleague, Onyekachi Nwaebonyi, over alleged defamation.
The suit was filed by Akpoti-Uduaghan through her lawyer, Michael Jonathan Numa, at the federal capital territory high court.
In the suit, the Kogi senator asked the court to declare that the statements made by Nwaebonyi, senator representing Ebonyi north, during an interview on Channels Television on March 6, 2025, are false and malicious.
Akpoti-Uduaghan said the Ebonyi senator labelled her a “gold digger, habitual liar, and habitual blackmailer” during the interview.
The Kogi senator asked the court to rule that the comments claiming that she is “a mother of six from different men” is false, malicious, and defamatory.
She said Nwaebonyi’s statements had caused significant harm to her reputation and embarrassment in the eyes of the public.
Akpoti-Uduaghan prayed the court to restrain Nwaebonyi from making any further malicious comments against her.
She asked the court to rule that Nwaebonyi pays the sum of N5 billion as “aggravated and exemplary damages in favour of the claimant for the false, malicious and injurious statement”.
The Cable
