In March, the Senate suspended the Kogi lawmaker for six months for violating its rules amid Akpoti-Uduaghan’s allegations of sexual harassment by Senate President Godswill Akpabio.

Rights advocate Precious Oruche has described 10th National Assembly as “one of the worst” in the country’s democratic history.

Prior findings by the rescue team suggested that the incident may have been caused by negligence during the hazardous job.