Controversy Escalates As Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan Faces Murder Allegation Involving Akpabio

A police investigation report has implicated Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan over allegations that she told a United States-based activist that Senate President Godswill Akpabio was involved in the murder of the late Iniobong Umoren and the harvesting of her organs.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

The report, dated February 3, 2026, was signed by Commissioner of Police Akin Fakorede of the Police Monitoring Unit, Force Headquarters, Abuja, and addressed to Sandra Duru, President of the Unique Family Foundation.

According to the police, Duru had petitioned the Inspector-General of Police in April 2025, claiming that Akpoti-Uduaghan contacted her on March 27, 2025, asserting that Akpabio and his wife, Unoma, were responsible for Umoren’s death and the removal of her organs to “treat” the Senate president’s wife. Duru requested a full investigation into the allegation.

The dispute between Akpabio and Akpoti-Uduaghan dates back to February 2025, when the Kogi Central senator accused the Senate leadership under Akpabio of marginalisation and unfair treatment—a claim repeatedly denied by the Senate president. Akpoti-Uduaghan was subsequently suspended by the Senate for six months. She also accused Akpabio of sexual harassment, which he denied. The disagreements later spilled into public exchanges in the media and on social platforms, intensifying political friction between the two lawmakers.

The police report, according to Premium Times, indicated that Akpoti-Uduaghan was invited and gave a cautionary statement on April 28, 2025, in which she denied making the allegation. A key witness, Ina Okopi Agu, who allegedly provided Duru’s phone number to the senator, also gave a voluntary statement confirming the circumstances that led to the call.

A forensic voice analysis conducted on the audio recording confirmed that the voice in the conversation was human. Investigators were also deployed to Akwa Ibom State to review Umoren’s murder, examining the post-mortem report, trial records, and interviews with her relatives.

“The post-mortem examination clearly showed that no organ of the deceased was missing or compromised,” the report stated. Members of Umoren’s family confirmed that no organs were removed from her body. Certified copies of the trial records of Uduak Frank Akpan, who was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder in 2021, were also reviewed.

The police concluded that the claim regarding organ harvesting allegedly communicated by Akpoti-Uduaghan to Duru was “false and without any iota of truth whatsoever.” The report further stated that Akpabio and his wife “had absolutely nothing to do” with the murder or any alleged organ harvesting.

Following Duru’s petition and the police investigation, the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation filed criminal defamation charges against Akpoti-Uduaghan at the FCT High Court on March 29, 2025. The three-count charge was brought under Sections 391 and 392 of the Penal Code applicable in the Federal Capital Territory.

However, the case did not reach conclusion after Akpabio chose to discontinue the prosecution, prompting the Attorney-General to apply for withdrawal of the charges in accordance with constitutional powers.

The police commended Duru for her “patriotism and courage” in reporting the allegation and assisting investigators, noting that her actions helped resolve public controversy surrounding the case over several months.

Attempts by Premium Times to reach Akpoti-Uduaghan for comment were unsuccessful, as calls to her known phone line went unanswered.