A Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday ordered SENATOR ELISHA ABBO to pay N50m as compensation to a sex toy shop sales girl, OSIMIBIBRA WARMATE, for assaulting her.
The assault incident took place in Abuja where the lawmaker representing Adamawa North Senatorial district the National Assembly allegedly carried out the act.
The senator was seen in a video that trended for days, where he was physically assaulting the woman, whom he accused of insulting him by calling him “a drunk”.
Although, there was a policeman at the scene, but he did nothing to avert the drama.
This medium recall that a magistrate court in Zuba had in July this year pronounced a not guilty verdict in favour of the embattled lawmaker.
Not satisfied with the judgment, WARMATE proceeded to the FCT High Court and filed a fundamental human right suit marked CV/2393/19.
While delivering his judgment on Monday, the judge found ABBO guilty and ordered him to pay the sum of N50 million to the victim.
In a tweet, counsel to the victim, LUGARD TARE-OTU, was quoted as saying; “Excited to announce that the court slammed damages of N50m against Senator Abbo today.
“I was a leading member of the team, with @nellymacaroni which filed the court papers in a civil suit between Ms Warmate vs Senator Elisha Abbo for the assault of Ms Warmate at an adult shop in Abuja.”
