Nigeria, April 11 -- The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, demanding a thorough investigation and prosecution of suspended Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan over her recent claims of a plot to assassinate her.

In the petition dated 3 April, and copied to the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, Mr Akpabio described the allegations as "criminally defamatory" and called for immediate legal action to preserve public peace and his personal safety.

Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan, while addressing her supporters during a homecoming gathering on 1 April, accused Mr Akpabio and former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello of plotting to h...