Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan was briefly blocked by immigration officers at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Thursday morning while trying to board a flight to the United Kingdom.
According to Premium Times, she was travelling with her husband to attend her stepson’s graduation ceremony abroad.
Airport officials allegedly told the senator that her name had been placed on a travel watch list, which reportedly came at the request of the National Assembly leadership.
She was informed that she had been flagged as a potential flight risk.
The travel delay stirred confusion at the airport.
According to people close to the matter, there was no court ruling restricting her movement, and she has always been present at her court proceedings.
After several calls and nearly an hour of delay, her passport which was earlier siezed, was cleared, and she was allowed to proceed with her trip.
