Justice Chizoba Orji of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has struck out the defamation case against the Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Udughan, filed by the Federal Government.
Justice Orji struck out the suit following an application by the prosecution lawyer, Aderonke Imana, to discontinue the case.
Court records showed that the AGF filed a Notice of Discontinuance, bringing to an end the criminal defamation and related charges against the senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District.
The charges arose from comments allegedly made by Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan during a televised interview.
Counsel to Natasha, West Idahosa, subsequently moved for the matter to be struck out following the prosecution’s application for discontinuance and urged the court to release all documents belonging to the defendant and her sureties.
In a short ruling, Justice Chizoba Orji struck out the suit and discharged the sureties. The development effectively closed a legal case that had attracted intense public attention.
