Police authorities is set to question Senator Sunday Karimi, the lawmaker representing Kogi West Senatorial District at the national assembly after he alleged that Russia’s KGB, the former Soviet security agency, has infiltrated the National Assembly.
Karimi is alleged to have circulated a report titled, “KGB Agent Group Warns Senate: A Call for Vigilance Amidst Threats to Democracy” on the official WhatsApp group of the 10th Senate on February 23, 2025.
The date with the police slated for Monday, March 24, 2025 is predicated on a petition by the suspended Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun.
In her petition, dated March 5, 2025, Akpoti-Uduaghan allegedly warned that the allegations posed a serious risk to national security and required urgent attention.
According to the petition, Karimi shared the report at 4:08am Singapore time (8:08pm Nigerian time) while Akpoti-Uduaghan was in Singapore.
She stressed the significance of the issue, stating, “No nation can afford to ignore the presence of such a group within its legislative body.”
Given the sensitivity of the claims, the police have called on Karimi to provide further details on the report’s origins and sources.
A police invitation letter, dated March 17, 2025, and signed by Deputy Commissioner of Police Akin Fakorede, Head of the IGP Monitoring Unit, formally requested Karimi’s presence.
Referencing document No: CR:3000/IGP.SEC/MU/OPS.T1/ABJ/VOL.115/281, the letter states, “This office is investigating the above-mentioned case reported to the Inspector General of Police, in which your name featured prominently. You are kindly requested to interview the undersigned through CSP Sunny Amison on 24th March, 2025, to shed more light on the allegations.”