Court strikes out assault suit against Senator Abbo

A Magistrate Court in Zuba, Abuja has struck out assault case instituted against Adamawa-North lawmaker Senator Elisha Abbo by the police. Abbo was filmed assaulting a woman Osimibibra Warmate at an adult toy shop on May 11, 2019. In a copy of judgment obtained by PUNCH, Magistrate Abdullahi Ilelah who upheld a no-case submission filed by Abbo said the police failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the lawmaker assaulted Warmate. Warmate and a police officer Mary Daniel, who investigated the matter, had testified against Abbo. Under cross-examination, Warmate admitted that she…

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