Police operatives have taken over security arrangements at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory ahead of the arraignment of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan on alleged defamation today.
The police personnel, numbering over 200, are stationed in strategic locations and also within the court premises.
Armed with various weapons, they were said to have been deployed to the court to ward off possible threats to peace in the area before, during, and after the arraignment.
Although Senator Natasha has yet to arrive in court, her sympathisers, led by former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, and other human rights activists, have arrived in court.
Natasha is billed for arraignment before the court on a 3-count charge of defamation brought against her by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice.
She was said to have defamed the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and former Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Adoza Bello.
Also, several leading lawyers, led by Roland Otaru, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, have arrived in the courtroom.