Yeah, I think there's definitely a link! Natasha Akpoti was suspended from the Senate back in March 2025 for so-called 'misconduct'. After her suspension, things just spiraled. She went public accusing Akpabio and Yahaya Bello of plotting against her, saying they wanted to get her killed and even tried to organize a recall campaign. Not long after, those two big politicians took their complaints to the authorities.

In my experience, when someone in government gets kicked out or suspended, it usually heats up any bad blood. Like, I've seen fights between politicians get way worse after someone gets punished. So now, it looks like what she said after her suspension is what the government is using to hit her with criminal charges. It honestly looks a bit like political payback mixed with the legal stuff. I know a lot of people feel that the legal action is just another way to keep her quiet or ruin her rep, which feels totally possible in politics here.