Elisha Abbo, the senator who assaulted a nursing mother at
a sex toy shop in Abuja, has been honoured with “Beacon of Hope” award.
Abbo, who representing Adamawa
north, received the award at the 4th edition of the Adamawa Celebrities and
Achievers Awards (ACAA) which held in Yola, Adamawa state capital.
Abbo — Nigeria’s youngest senator
— first came to limelight when he was captured in a video beating a female
attendant at a sex shop in Abuja.
The incident was said to have
occurred on May 11, a month before he was sworn in at the national assembly.
Although he later apologised over
the incident, the senator pleaded not guilty in court after being charged with
assault.
The senate had set up a committee
to probe the incident but the committee’s report has been shrouded in secrecy
after a tensed hearing.
The senator had also received an
“Icon of Democracy’ by the Inter-community Awareness for Change and Development
Initiative (IACDI)” not long after he beat up the woman.
Abbo risks a three-year jail sentence
if convicted of assault.
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