Police Probe Alleged Attack On Natasha’s Home

Police in Kogi State say they have commenced investigation into the alleged attack on the family house of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan in Obeiba-Ihima, Okehi local government area of Kogi State.
The investigation, according to the police spokesman, SP William Ovye Aya, followed media reports that the house was attacked by some hoodlums.

“Consequent upon the distress call received from one Yakubu Ovanja, aide to Senator Natasha on 16/04/2025 at about 0330hrs made to the Divisional Police Officer attached to Okehi Division stating that on the same date at about 0100hrs some hoodlums numbering about three armed with cutlasses invaded the family house of the said senator and damaged some front window glasses.

“Immediately the information was received by the DPO, he mobilised his men for on-the-spot assessment where he met a young man named Michael Akpoti in the house who narrated how the hoodlums used cutlasses to damage the said building while trying to gain access into the house before he raised alarm which made the hoodlums to flee,” SP Aya stated.

The police spokesman added that in view of the report, the commissioner of police directed the deputy commissioner of police in-charge of Criminal Investigation Department to commence immediate and discrete investigation into the attack to ascertain its cause with the view to apprehending the perpetrators and bringing them to justice.