Atiku to Senator Abbo: Apologise Publicly, Go To The Police And Let The Law Take Its Full Course

Senator Abbo
Senator Elisha Abbo

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has reacted to the trending footage of Senator Elisha Abbo, publicly assaulting a woman.

Abubakar, a former vice president of Nigeria, advised the lawmaker, whom he says he knows very well, to voluntarily go to the police and show a good example expected of a young leader.

Senator Abbo, who is the youngest lawmaker in the 9th Senate, representing Adamawa North, was seen brutally hitting a woman in a sex toy shop in Abuja.

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However, the lawmaker, a PDP member claimed in a short statement that the video was doctored and the incident occurred before he became a lawmaker.

Speaking via his Twitter handle on Wednesday, Atiku described the incident as sad and inexcusable, while urging the young lawmaker to give a public apology.

He said; I’ve seen the alleged assault video involving Sen. Elisha Abbo. The video is sad, inexcusable. I know the Senator quite well. But the law is clear and leaders must lead by example.

I advise him to publicly apologize, voluntarily go to the police and show a good example expected of a young leader. I also call on our party, the PDP to take necessary disciplinary action and the Police to ensure the law takes its full course, Atiku added.