We are conducting investigation into attack on Senator Natasha Akpoti-uduan’s family house – Kogi CP

Kogi State Police Command said it was conducting investigation into attack on Senator Natasha Akpoti-uduan’s family house on Wednesday with a view to apprehending the perpetrators.

The investigation into the alleged attack on the family House of Senator Natasha in Obeiba-Ihima, Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi State has commenced.

In a statement by the PPRO of the State Command, William Ovye Aya on Friday said, the development followed a report that the house was attacked by some unknown 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 mobilized his men in for on the spot assessment where he met a young man name Michael Akpoti in the house who narrated how the hoodlums used cutlasses to damaged the said building while trying to gain access into the house before he raised alarm which made the hoodlums to flee.

In view of the above, the Commissioner of Police has directed the deputy Commissioner of Police in-charge of Criminal Investigation Department to commence immediate and discrete investigation into the alleged attack to ascertain its cause with the view to apprehending the perpetrators and bringing them to justice.