A High Court sitting in Lokoja has awarded N1 billion in damages against Senator Natasha in a defamation suit instituted by former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello.

The judgment is contained in the Certified True Copy (CTC) of the court’s decision delivered on April 23.

In its ruling, the court held that the claimant successfully proved his case based on the preponderance of evidence and the balance of probabilities. Consequently, judgment was entered in favour of the former governor.

Details of the case and the specific defamatory claims considered by the court were not fully outlined in the report.