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Senator Elisha Abbo arrives FCT police command for interrogation

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5 years ago

July 4, 2019

Embattled Senator Elisha Abbo, who allegedly assaulted a nursing mother at an adult toy shop in Abuja, has arrived at the Federal Capital Territory Police Command for interrogation .

The Peoples Democratic Party lawmaker representing Adamawa North Senatorial District is currently being interrogated by detectives.

The FCT Police Commissioner , Bala Ciroma , confirmed to The PUNCH that Abbo was presently interacting with operatives at the command .

“ He is still with us , ” Ciroma explained .
Our correspondent learnt that the senator earlier met with the Inspector – General of Police, Mohammed Adamu , at the Force headquarters before heading to the command for questioning .

Following the outrage over a trending video of the young lawmaker assaulting his victim, the IG had directed the CP to carry out an investigation into the incident .
The IG also asked Ciroma to undertake a forensic investigation of the footage which showed Abbo repeatedly slapping his victim over what appeared to be a minor disagreement while a police officer looked on.