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Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan: 'The Nigerian Senate is like a cult'

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Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan alleged she was sexually harassed by Senate President Godswill Akpabio .

She was suspended for six months after submitting a petition saying she had been harassed.

Akpottigu said she feared for her and her two-year-old's safety as her security detail has been stripped.

Senate president denies the allegations and his office says she is not being silenced.

Akpoti-Uduaghan has taken legal action in an attempt to have her suspension overturned.

Despite the heavy emotional toll, she said she did not regret speaking out.

She said she feels encouraged by her husband, child and the masses of supporters outside her family.

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