Suspended Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, on Thursday, raised the alarm over an attack by suspected gunmen on her family home in Kogi State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She called on the Inspector-General of Police to reinstate her withdrawn security aides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a statement released by her media office, Akpoti-Uduaghan said the attack occurred during a visit by her younger brother, who was in town with contractors to inspect a constituency project site in her hometown of Obeiba-Ihima.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to her, the assailants likely believed she was present at the location and targeted the house with that assumption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The incident, which took place on Tuesday, resulted in the vandalism of the residence, which the senator stated originally belonged to her grandfather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, the attack was repelled by security personnel, she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTwo days ago, my younger brother took some contractors to my hometown in Ihima to inspect locations for upcoming projects I attracted to my senatorial district. The unknown gunmen assumed I was in town and attacked my family\u2019s house that night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThankfully, the civil defence team and community members responded promptly and chased them off. A report has been filed at the police area command, and fortunately, no one was hurt. We urge the Inspector-General of Police to immediately reinstate my security details,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Akpoti-Uduaghan urged the public to remain calm and support efforts to ensure justice, stressing that her commitment to serving her constituents should not be met with violence or intimidation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Her security details were withdrawn on March 6 following a suspension over a heated dispute with Senate President Godswill Akpabio regarding a new seating arrangement, which she claimed was deliberately meant to undermine her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tensions escalated after the senator publicly accused Akpabio, during a national television appearance, of punishing her for rejecting his alleged sexual advances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She later took her case to a United Nations forum, accusing Akpabio of political victimisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The senator has since decried what she describes as harsh punitive measures, including the withdrawal of security, salary cuts, and a six-month suspension from the National Assembly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, the Nigerian Senate defended its actions before the Inter-Parliamentary Union, insisting her suspension had no connection to the sexual harassment allegations against Akpabio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Supporting the Senate\u2019s stance, Chairperson of the House Committee on Women Affairs and Social Development, Kafilat Ogbara, stated that Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended for gross misconduct and repeated violations of legislative rules \u2014 including refusing to sit in her designated seat, speaking out of turn, and displaying unruly behaviour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a further twist, Akpoti-Uduaghan, Senate President Akpabio, and former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello have all filed petitions with the police, accusing one another of involvement in an alleged assassination plot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The senator claimed that both Akpabio and Bello were plotting to kill her \u2014 a claim both men strongly denied, in turn petitioning the police to arrest and prosecute her for defamation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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