A police investigation report has indicted 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 late Iniobong Umoren and the harvesting of her organs.
The report, dated February 3 and signed by the Commissioner of Police, Police Monitoring Unit, Force Headquarters, Abuja, Akin Fakorede, was addressed to the President of The Unique Family Foundation, Sandra Duru.
Ms Duru had petitioned the Inspector-General of Police in April 2025.
According to the police, Duru alleged that Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central Senatorial District, contacted her on March 27, 2025 and claimed that Senator Akpabio and his wife, Unoma, were responsible for the killing of Ms Umoren and the harvesting of her organs to treat the Senate president’s wife.
Duru reported the claim and requested an investigation.
The police said Akpoti-Uduaghan was invited and made a cautionary statement on April 28, 2025, in which she denied making the allegation.
A witness, Ina Agu, who provided Duru’s phone number to the senator, was also invited and made a statement on how the call was initiated.
The report stated that a forensic voice analysis of the audio recording confirmed the voice was human.
Detectives were also deployed to Akwa Ibom State to review the murder of Umoren, including the post-mortem report, trial records and interviews with members of her family.
According to the report, the post-mortem examination showed that no organ of the deceased was missing.
The police added that Umoren’s family confirmed that no organs were removed from her body.
Certified true copies of the trial records of Uduak Akpan, who was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder in 2021, were also examined.
The police concluded that the information about organ harvesting allegedly communicated by Akpoti-Uduaghan was false.
The report stated that Akpabio and his wife had no involvement in the murder of Umoren or any alleged organ harvesting.
Based on Duru’s petition and the outcome of the investigation, the police said the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation filed a three-count charge of criminal defamation against Akpoti-Uduaghan at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory on March 29, 2025, under Sections 391 and 392 of the Penal Code applicable in the FCT.
The case did not proceed after Akpabio discontinued the prosecution, leading the Attorney-General to apply for a withdrawal of the charges.
The police commended Duru for reporting the allegation and cooperating with investigators.
Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has been involved in several disputes with the Senate leadership since assuming office.
Her disagreements with Godswill Akpabio began in February 2025, when she accused the Senate leadership of marginalisation and unfair treatment.
She later accused the Senate president of sexual harassment.
Akpabio denied the allegations. The Senate subsequently suspended Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan for six months. The dispute led to public exchanges between both parties in the media and on social platforms.
