'Nigerian Senate is run like a cult' claims Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan - BBC Africa
A Nigerian senator who alleged she was sexually harassed by one of the country's top politicians has told the BBC the Senate operates like a "cult".
A fortnight ago, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended for six months after submitting a petition saying she had been harassed by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, which he denies.
His office also rejected the cult comparison - the latest twist in a row that has gripped Nigeria, raising questions about gender equality in the socially conservative nation.
Akpoti-Uduaghan told BBC's Yemisi Adegoke she was being punished for speaking out against the system and that she now feared for her and her two-year-old's safety as her security detail had been stripped.
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