SAN FRANCISCO, July 04, (THEWILL) – Senator Elisha Abbo, the senator from Adamawa State caught on video assaulting a female in an adult toy store in Abuja has been taken into custody by the police in the capital city.
The police had declared the senator wanted following the public outrage that followed the release of the video by news website, Premium Times.
The politician Wednesday offered a public apology to the victim in a press conference.
The FCT Police Commissioner, Bala Ciroma, said he is being detained as part of investigations into the assault.
Abbo is a first term senator who represents Adamawa North Senatorial District. He was elected on the platform of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.