A drama ensued at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Thursday, July 24, 2025, as the officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) seized the international passport of suspended senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.
The senator’s passport was seized at the Abuja airport while on her way to board a British Airways flight to London.
Eyewitnesses disclosed that the senator arrived at the international terminal of the airport with her husband, Emmanuel Uduaghan, only to be stopped by immigration officials who flagged her as a “national security risk.”
Natasha was said to have remained calm and composed throughout the ordeal, insisting that the officers have no legal authority to seize her passport.
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“The court never authorised this. You have no right to hold my passport,” the lawmaker said.
Her husband was later seen making a series of urgent phone calls as the delay dragged on.
Minutes later, the senator’s passport was returned without any formal explanation, allowing her to swiftly proceed through immigration and board her flight.
Neither the NIS nor the Senate has spoken on the matter as of press time.
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