Senator Abbo Reacts to Reports He Allegedly Molested 13-Year-Old Secondary School Pupil
- An ex-senator from Adamawa, Elisha Abbo, has denied reports that he was detained by the police in Abuja over the alleged sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl
- Abbo, who represented Adamawa North senatorial district between 2019 and 2023, admitted that a woman recently accused him of assaulting her daughter
- Abbo, however, claimed that the woman demanded N5 million from him, threatening to report the matter to the police if he refused
Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has more than 9 years of experience covering elections, politics, and governance in Nigeria.
Katampe, Abuja - Ishaku Elisha Abbo, a former senator, has denied reports linking him to sexually assaulting a 13-year-old secondary school pupil in June 2025.
As reported by Vanguard, the former federal lawmaker also said that he is not at the Nigeria Police Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) in Abuja as alleged.
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Senator Abbo slams accusers
The Cable, on Friday, October 4, noted the ex-legislator's rebuttal.
Senator Abbo, who reacted through a telephone interview with journalists, said he was in his Abuja residence at Katampe extension throughout Thursday, October 2, and not within a police station, let alone police custody.
He said:
“The said report is handiwork of my political detractors. It is an orchestrated smear campaign to disturb my peace by political enemies.”
Profile of Ishaku Abbo
Abbo represented Adamawa North senatorial district in the 9th and 10th senate until the court of appeal on October 16, 2023 reassigned his mandate to Amos Yohanna of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Abbo was first elected to the senate in 2019 under the PDP. In 2020, he defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), where he won the senatorial election. He is presently a member of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition platform.
Abbo is frequently grabbing the headlines for the wrong reasons. The Adamawa politician became popular after publicly assaulting a salesgirl in an Abuja sex toy store about in 2019.
In 2024, Abbo was embroiled in controversial news of an alleged sexual scandal via a video that went viral. In a leaked viral video that surfaced, a light-skinned man could be seen having sexual activity with an alleged married woman. Surprisingly, the name of Senator Abbo was alleged to be the man in the sex video.
Following the release of the video, a press conference was held where the ex-senator denied that he was the man in the video having sex with the alleged Adamawa married woman whose husband is said to be based in Abuja.
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Abbo considering governorship contest
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Senator Abbo said he will likely contest for the governorship seat in the forthcoming 2027 election.
In an exclusive interview with Legit.ng's correspondent in Adamawa, Senator Abbo said he could consider throwing his hat into the ring because he believes in his ability to effect genuine change in the state.
Applauding democracy as the most acceptable form of government in Nigeria, the former senator tasked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on adequate improvement.
Source: Legit.ng
