Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan Alleges Passport Seizure, Says She’s Been Barred from Travelling

Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has alleged that her international passport has been withheld, preventing her from travelling abroad.

The lawmaker made the allegation during a live Facebook broadcast on Tuesday morning, where she claimed that there was no legal basis for the action.

According to Akpoti-Uduaghan, she had planned to embark on a short vacation after marking her second year in office but discovered that her passport had again been confiscated.

“Having completed the celebration of my second year, I decided to take a week off, and my passport is being withheld again. The same thing happened before,” she said.

The senator maintained that she had committed no offence and that there was no court order authorising the seizure of her travel document.

“The last time it happened, the officer in charge told us that the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, instructed them to withhold my passport and prevent me from travelling,” she alleged.

Akpoti-Uduaghan did not provide further details on the alleged directive but expressed concern over what she described as a recurring pattern of intimidation.

Efforts to reach the Senate President’s office for comments were unsuccessful as of press time.