Key Facts

• Nigeria's government filed charges against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for claims of an assassination plot.
• She accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio and former governor Yahaya Bello of plotting against her.
• Both Akpabio and Bello have denied the assassination plot accusations.
• The charges are based on statements Akpoti-Uduaghan made during a live interview on Nigeria's Channels TV.
• The attorney general said her statements could damage the politicians' reputations.
• Akpoti-Uduaghan has not publicly responded to the charges and no court date is set.
• She was suspended from the Senate after accusing Akpabio of sexual harassment.
• There are only four women in Nigeria's 109-member Senate.