Senator Elisha Abbo’s Absence Stalls trial For Alleged Assault
The trial of a Nigerian senator, Elisha Abbo, caught on camera assaulting a woman in Abuja was on Tuesday stalled due to his absence.
Isaac Adeniyi, the defence counsel, said Mr Abbo’s absence was due to illness.
The senator, who represents Adamawa North senatorial district, was arraigned at the Magistrate Court in Kubwa, Abuja, after a video showing him physically assaulting a lady went viral.
In the first five minutes of the 10-minute video obtained by PREMIUM TIMES, Mr Abbo was seen sitting on a generator near the entrance of the shop. He could be heard within this time making calls and asking some people where they were and how close they were.
Calls for Mr Abbo to be arrested and prosecuted intensified following this newspaper’s publication of the video.
Mr Abbo’s trial began on July 8 at the court where he was granted bail with a bond of N5 million.
The senator is facing a charge on two counts of criminal assault.
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