Social media is fast deploying its energy and anger against a lawmaker, Senator Elisha Abbo, who was caught on video attacking a lady.
As seen in a CCTV video shared by ‘Premium Times’, Abbo slapped and hit the lady repeatedly, on the allegation that she had done the same for his sister in the sex store in the nation’s capital.
The hitting by the Senator, against the defenseless lady, is so wild that many people who have watched the video got enraged.
Abbo also commanded the security aides with him to take the lady away.
As a result, several celebrities have reacted and condemned the act.
Among them are Banks W., M I Abaga and Japhet Omajuwa.
Here is Banky W’s reaction:
I’ve been saying that we need to pay attention to who we let into our National Assembly. Now we have CCTV footage of a SITTING SENATOR physically assaulting a woman in an adult toy store in Abuja, IN THE PRESENCE OF A POLICE OFFICER. Her only “crime” was saying “Oga take it easy” when he got aggressive with her female store owner friend. For that, he slapped her multiple times, and then made his policemen arrest her. This is an absolute disgrace. Pls repost and share until our Police force agree to #ArrestSenatorElishaAbbo – he must face the full wrath of the law.
This is what happens when we don’t pay attention to the people we let into our leadership roles.
This is what happens when we have a culture that subconsciously treats our women as second class citizens.
We have a lot to unlearn as a country.. about how we select/allow leaders AND about the way we treat our women. We must do better. We must be better.
#SenatorStepDown#ShameonElishaAbbo
who is Nigeria’s youngest senator, has been caught on camera assaulting a woman at a sex toy shop in Abuja.
Premium Times noted that the exchange which led to the assault incident occurred on May 11 after Mr Abbo, a member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), walked into the shop at about 6pm to purchase adult toys. It was learnt a lady he came with allegedly vomitted multiple times, prompting the shop owner to remark that she should have vomitted outside and not inside her shop, as she is not a child.
Senator Abbo who intervened, accused the shop owner of poisoning the store’s air conditioner which she denied. According to the shop owner, if the air conditioner had been contaminated others in the shop would have also taken ill. This led to a heated argument and exchange of words.
The shop owner was later seen at some point in the video, calling her father to inform him about the situation after the senator told a police officer who walked in to arrest her. The senator later told the lady to end the call and tried to collect her phone. The shop owner’s friend who was also present, intervened and asked the Senator and the armed officer to take it easy on the shop owner.
In the video obtained by Premium Times, Senator Abbo all of a sudden poured out his anger on the said friend. He slapped the lady repeatedly and asked the officer to take her away. The senator representing Adamawa North Senatorial District who claimed that the shop owner insulted him and called him drunk, even though they were friends, assaulted the other lady while the armed mobile police officer looked on and also made an attempt to arrest the victim.
