Nigeria, April 4 -- Suspended Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has said her resort to the use of helicopter to her hometown was her husband's idea.

Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan disclosed this on Thursday when she appeared on "Politics Today," a programme on Channels Television.

The senator had on Tuesday flew into her hometown, Ihima in Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi State, where she addressed a large crowd of supporters.

A day before the trip, the state government had placed a ban on political rallies and public gatherings, citing security concerns. The police command in the state also noted it had credible intelligence that hoodlums planned to hijack the gathering to unleash mayhem. Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan and her supporters, how...