One other dimension has been launched to the present disaster within the Nationwide Meeting because the suspended Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduagha, has raised the alarm that her official phone line has been cloned and was being fraudulently utilised to intimidate some distinguished Nigerians.
In a petition to the Director of the Nationwide Cybercrime Centre of the Nigeria Police Power, Abuja, by way of her attorneys, M. J. Numa and Companions, dated June 4, 2025, Akpoti-Udughan stated the “unknown individuals are impersonating her persona to make unsolicited calls and ship messages pretending to have originated from her.”
She added that the deployment of superior cyber instruments collectively recommended the existence of “a coordinated try and compromise” her id and probably mislead and manipulate distinguished individuals, utilizing her title and popularity, and referred to as for the graduation of full-scale investigation and forensic evaluation of all actions linked to her telephone with the view to unmasking and prosecuting the culprits.
Within the petition titled: “Disclaimer Concerning Unlawful Cloning and Unathorised Use of Our shopper’s (Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduagha) Cellphone Quantity,” signed by Barr. Michael Jonathan Numa, she stated: “the event will not be solely alarming, but in addition constitutes a gross violation of her privateness and a possible breach of her privateness and a possible breach of nationwide safety.”
A number of the notable politicians who’ve been contacted within the course of, she stated included former presidential adviser, Senator Ben Obi, former governor of Edo State and one-time chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, the CEO of Air Peace, Chief Allen Onyeama, Hon. Emmanuel Ukon and journalist Seun Okinbaloye of Channels Tv.
Whereas the feminine Senator acknowledged the receipt of a name from the Space Commander of Maitama District in Abuja, claiming to be returning her name, Barr. Numa added {that a} senior member of the Bar, Chief Ifedayo Adams Adedipe, SAN, as soon as alleged he acquired a name, ostensibly from Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan.
She disclaimed these messages and calls, wanting the stated telephone calls, messages or different communications which appeared to have emanated from her or “which purports to have been made by her however aren’t immediately verified” to be handled with excessive warning and disregarded.
Natasha expressed readiness to make her machine and different communication gadgets obtainable for professional examination the place vital.
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