A police investigation report has implicated Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan in allegations that she told a United States–based activist that Senate President Godswill Akpabio was linked to the killing of the late Iniobong Umoren and the alleged harvesting of her organs.
The report, dated February 3, 2026, was signed by the Commissioner of Police, Police Monitoring Unit, Force Headquarters, Abuja, Akin Fakorede, and addressed to the President of the Unique Family Foundation, Sandra Duru.
According to the police, Duru petitioned the Inspector-General of Police in April 2025, alleging that Akpoti-Uduaghan contacted her on March 27, 2025, and claimed that Akpabio and his wife, Unoma, were responsible for the killing of Iniobong Umoren and the harvesting of her organs to “treat” the Senate president’s wife.
The petitioner said she reported the allegation to the police and requested a full investigation.
The dispute between Akpabio and Akpoti-Uduaghan dates back to February 2025, when the Kogi Central senator accused the Senate leadership under Akpabio of marginalisation and unfair treatment—claims the Senate president repeatedly denied.
Akpoti-Uduaghan was later suspended by the Senate for six months.
She also accused Akpabio of sexual harassment, an allegation he denied. The disagreements later escalated into public exchanges in the media and on social platforms, deepening political friction between both lawmakers.
According to Premium Times, the police report stated that Akpoti-Uduaghan was invited and made a cautionary statement on April 28, 2025, in which she denied making the allegation.
A key witness, Ina Okopi Agu, who allegedly provided Duru’s phone number to the senator, was also invited and made a voluntary statement confirming the circumstances that led to the call.
The police said a forensic voice analysis conducted on the audio recording confirmed that the voice in the conversation was human.
Detectives were also deployed to Akwa Ibom State to review the murder of Iniobong Umoren, including the post-mortem report, trial records and interviews with her relatives.
“The post-mortem examination clearly showed that no organ of the deceased was missing or compromised,” the report stated.
It added that members of Umoren’s family confirmed that no organs were removed from her body.
Certified true copies of the trial records of Uduak Frank Akpan, who was convicted and sentenced to death for Umoren’s murder in 2021, were also examined by investigators.
The police concluded that the information about organ harvesting allegedly communicated to Duru by Akpoti-Uduaghan was “false and without any iota of truth whatsoever.”
The report added that Akpabio and his wife “had absolutely nothing to do” with the murder or any alleged organ harvesting.
Based on Duru’s petition and the outcome of the investigation, the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation filed criminal defamation charges against Akpoti-Uduaghan at the FCT High Court on March 29, 2025.
The three-count charge was filed under Sections 391 and 392 of the Penal Code applicable in the Federal Capital Territory.
However, the police said the case did not proceed to conclusion after Akpabio opted to discontinue the prosecution, prompting the Attorney-General to apply for withdrawal of the charges in line with constitutional powers.
The police commended Duru for what it described as her “patriotism and courage” in reporting the allegation and assisting investigators, noting that her actions helped clarify public controversy surrounding the case for several months.
Efforts by Premium Times to reach Akpoti-Uduaghan for comment were unsuccessful, as calls to her known telephone line did not go through.
