Suspended Senator Natasha Hadiza Akpoti-Uduaghan has filed a N5.1 billion lawsuit against Senator Onyekachi Nwaebonyi for alleged defamation.
The suit claims Nwaebonyi Onyekachi falsely accused Akpoti-Uduaghan of being a “gold digger,” “habitual liar,” and “habitual blackmailer” during a television interview.
Nwaebonyi allegedly made these statements on Channels TV and Arise News, also accusing Akpoti-Uduaghan of having six children with different men and implying she had threatened to sue her current husband for N10 billion or marry him under duress.
Akpoti-Uduaghan is seeking a declaration that Nwaebonyi’s statements are false and defamatory, an order restraining Nwaebonyi from further publishing defamatory statements, an order compelling Nwaebonyi to retract the statements and apologize, and N5 billion in damages.
