Professor Sandra Chidinma Duru has issued what she described as a “final notice” to the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), alleging prolonged inaction on multiple petitions and demanding immediate clarification to clear her name and prosecute alleged offenders.
In a statement released on Tuesday, Duru accused the police of failing to exonerate her from allegations of criminal defamation, bribery, and coordinated public attacks, as well as claims involving alleged AI-generated voice cloning. She said official forensic reports already in police custody confirmed that the voice attributed to Senator Natasha Akpoti was neither cloned, altered, nor generated using artificial intelligence.
Duru linked the alleged coordinated attacks to several individuals, including a serving Commissioner of Police, Akin Fakorede, as well as Hamza Lamisi, Natasha Akpoti, Obinna Akuwudike, and Frances Ogbonnaya. She maintained that despite the forensic findings, the police have neither issued a public clarification nor taken decisive action to address the allegations against her.
The professor further referenced a separate petition she submitted in April 2025 concerning alleged murder and human organ harvesting. According to her, the petition was formally received by the Office of the Inspector-General of Police and investigated, yet no suspect has been charged to date, despite what she described as “admissible evidence” already in police custody. She characterized the delay as an obstruction of justice.
Duru emphasised that her case is independent and unrelated to other high-profile matters involving Senate President Godswill Akpabio or former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello. She also rejected any suggestion that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu directed the withdrawal of criminal charges in the matter, describing such claims as unknown to her, unlawful, and unacceptable.
“My case against Natasha Akpoti is independent, evidence-based, and meets national and international prosecutorial standards. It must be prosecuted,” she said.
Issuing a firm ultimatum, Duru stated that she would no longer accept what she termed vague assurances or repeated claims by authorities that the matter was still under review. She called for immediate and transparent action, warning that failure to act by the end of the stated deadline would compel her to pursue a coordinated response through local and international media platforms, as well as relevant domestic and international agencies.
She also claimed to have classified documents and evidence which, if released, would force a public reckoning on issues of accountability and the rule of law in Nigeria. Duru stressed that her pursuit of justice should not be misrepresented as a politically motivated attack against the president or the country.
“Nobody is more Nigerian than the rest of us, not even the president and his appointees,” she said, adding that history would judge those who upheld the law and those who chose to protect alleged wrongdoers.
As of the time of filing this report, the Nigeria Police Force had not issued an official response to the claims.
