Court rejects FG's request to issue warrant for Natasha's arrest Justice Muhammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja has declined a request by the Federal Government to issue a bench warrant for the arrest of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who failed to appear in court for the commencement of her defamation trial. The judge ruled against the application after the prosecuting counsel, David Kaswe, admitted that the charge was only served on the senator’s lawyer earlier that morning in court. Justice Umar held that it would be unjust to expect the...