An Abuja high court has ordered Senator Elisha Abbo to pay N50 million as compensation to Osimibibra Warmate for assaulting her in 2019 at an adult toy shop in Abuja. Abbo is the senator representing Adamawa north in the upper legislative chamber.
The police had earlier arraigned Abbo before a magistrate court in Zuba area of Abuja on a one-count charge for assaulting Warmate.
Despite a video evidence of the incident, Abdullahi Ilelah, the magistrate, upheld the no-case submission filed by the lawmaker and dismissed the case.
Not satisfied, Warmate proceeded to file a fundamental rights suit marked CV/2393/19 before the FCT high court.
Delivering judgment on Monday, the judge found Abbo guilty and ordered him to pay N50 million to the complainant.
Lugard Tare-Otu and Nelson who identified themselves as Warmate’s lawyers confirmed the court’s verdict.
It is unclear if the senator would appeal this judgment. He is yet to respond to the court ruling as at press time.
