This senator was then the Deputy Speaker of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly. He who was beaten and stripped naked by suspected hoodlums in a viral video, has claimed was a set up.
Senator Godiya Akwashiki, who later emerged senator representing Nasarawa North Senatorial District and now Senate Spokesman, was seen tied with a rope by the gang.
The lawmaker had blood in his mouth as he kept saying ‘sorry’ while his assailants pummelled him. It was learnt that the lawmaker was beaten at a private residence in the Maitama area of Abuja.
He was alleged to have been sleeping with the wife of a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Alhaji Danladi Envuluanza.
According to report by Punch Newspaper, Senator Godiya Akwashiki vehemently denied trying to sleep with any politician’s wife, adding that he was stripped at gunpoint.
He also claimed that he was tricked to the venue of the incident, where he was beaten by the hoodlums.
The then Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory, Bala Ciroma, said the matter was under investigation.
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Today, Senator Godiya Akwashiki has gone ahead with his political career and has participated in several aspects of law making in the Nigerian National Assembly. He is now a Senate Spokesman.
