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Court Rejects FG’s Application for Bench Warrant Against Akpoti-Uduaghan

Nathaniel Irobi by Nathaniel Irobi
June 16, 2025
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The Federal High Court, Abuja Division, on Monday, rejected an application by the federal government to issue a bench warrant against suspended Kogi Central senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan in an alleged defamation case against her.

The government is prosecuting Ms Akpoti-Uduaghan on behalf of Senate President Godswill Akpabio and former Governor Yahaya Bello.

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When the matter was called on Monday, the prosecuting counsel, D.D. Kasue told the court that the matter was for arraignment, but the defendant was not in court.

Mr Kasue told the court that he served the charge on the defendant’s counsel, which meant that the defendant was well aware of the matter.

The prosecutor urged the court to issue a bench warrant against the defendant for failing to appear in court despite being aware of the charge against her.

“It was this morning that we were able to serve the defendant through her counsel, but the defendant is not in court. So, it means the defendant is aware of this matter but decided not to appear in court. In light of this, I apply that a bench warrant be issued against her for failure to attend court to take her plea in this criminal charge,” Mr Kasue said.

Ms Akpoti-Uduaghan’s counsel, Jacob Usman, told the court that he found the prosecution’s application strange and discourteous.

Mr Usman told the court that when he became aware of the pending suit, he called the prosecutor to inform him that his client had instructed him to receive the charge on her behalf.

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“I was served the charge at 9:15 this morning here in court, so how will the defendant know that the matter is coming up when she has not seen the charge? I find the application strange, and it should be dishonoured; if the defendant has not been served, she cannot be in court,” he said.

He asked the court to discountenance the application, as it was made in bad taste.

The trial judge, Justice Musa Umar, asked the prosecutor if he had served the charge on the defendant, to which he answered in the negative.

Mr Umar, therefore, said that it was impossible to grant the application of the prosecutor and issue a bench warrant for the arrest of the defendant when she had not been served.

He refused the application for a bench warrant and rather granted the application for substituted service through her counsel, which the prosecutor made in what seemed to be an afterthought.

The judge adjourned the matter until June 30 for arraignment.

The case is not unconnected to Ms Akpoti-Uduaghan’s alleged defamatory comments made during a live appearance on Channels TV on April 3, 2025.

She allegedly made defamatory comments against Messrs Akpabio and Bello, including a plot to assassinate her.

(NAN)

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