SERAP Sues Nigerian Senate President and Speaker Over ₦3m Bribe Scandal

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a suit against Senate President Godswill Akpabio and House Speaker Tajudeen Abbas (Rep, Zaria) over a bribery scandal involving a purported ₦3 million payment for bills in the National Assembly. The lawsuit seeks to compel the leaders to address the serious bribery allegations and protect whistleblowers.

The case, marked FHC/L/CS/2214/2025, was filed in the Federal High Court in Abuja. The allegations stem from a viral video where Hon. Ibrahim Auyo (Rep, Hadejia/Kahn Hausa/Auyo) accused colleagues of receiving bribes for legislative items.