The Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, was briefly held by immigration officials at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Thursday morning while trying to board a flight to the United Kingdom.
Akpoti-Uduaghan was said to have arrived at the international terminal with her husband, Chief Emmanuel Uduaghan, only to be stopped and told that she could not travel because her name had been placed on a watch list.
After nearly an hour, she was cleared to board her British Airways flight.
An immigration source confirmed the incident to Daily Trust on Thursday afternoon.
“Yes it is true that the Senator was blocked briefly from traveling,” the source said.
Immigration authorities are yet to comment on the matter.
The incident is coming amid growing tensions between the senator and the leadership of the National Assembly.
The Kogi Central Senator is challenging the Senate’s recent decision to suspend her from her position after she openly protested the change of her seating position.
She later accused the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, of sexual harassment, an allegation Mr Akpabio has fiercely denied. (Daily trust)
