The Federal Excessive Court docket in Abuja, on Monday, adjourned the trial of Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for alleged cybercrime till Feb. 4, 2026.
The matter, which was fastened for immediately by Justice Mohammed Umar, couldn’t proceed because of the choose’s absence.
The case was, nonetheless, fastened for Feb. 4, 2025, for graduation of trial.
The Information Company of Nigeria (NAN) experiences that the matter additionally, on Oct. 21, didn’t maintain because of the protest organised by Mr Omoyele Sowore to demand the discharge of Nnamdi Kanu, who was not too long ago convicted on terrorism offences.
Justice Umar had, on Sept. 22, fastened Oct. 21 for the listening to after the trial was stalled owing to an objection raised by the defendant.
Akpoti-Uduaghan was arraigned on June 30 on a six-count cost filed by the Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation (DPPF), Mohammed Abubakar.
She was granted bail, following which Justice Umar adjourned until Sept. 22 for the graduation of trial.
Nonetheless, on the final adjourned date, when the prosecuting lawyer, David Kaswe, was about to open his case by calling the first witness, the defence lawyer raised an objection.
The event was after a tv display had been mounted within the courtroom preparatory to the graduation of proceedings.
The defence lawyer, Ehiogie West-Idahosa, SAN, had expressed concern about the opportunity of the prosecution opening its case.
West-Idahosa instructed the courtroom {that a} discover of preliminary objection to problem the courtroom’s jurisdiction to listen to the case had already been filed.
He stated the objection is to not the character of the cost, however the alleged abuse of the prosecutorial powers of the Lawyer Common of the Federation (AGF).
The lawyer additionally complained about not being served with copies of the statements of the prosecution witnesses.
Though Kaswe argued that the objection filed by the defendant shouldn’t be allowed to stall the courtroom’s enterprise for the day, Justice Umar insisted that the prosecution should first reply to the objection.
The choose stated he supposed to first decide the objection raised by the defence earlier than taking any additional steps within the case.
Akpoti-Uduaghan, within the cost marked FHC/ABJ/CR/195/2025, is alleged to have transmitted false and injurious data through digital means with the intention to malign, incite and endanger lives and breach public order.
The senator was alleged to have, whereas addressing a gathering on April 4 in Ihima, Kogi, accused the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, of instructing ex-Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi to have her killed within the state.
She was additionally alleged to have, in a tv interview, repeated related claims, to the impact that the Senate president and former governor plotted to kill her in Kogi.
The cost is introduced below the Cybercrimes Prohibition, Prevention, and so forth. (Modification) Act 2024. (NAN)
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