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Senator Elisha Abbo, representing Adamawa North, has been ordered by a federal capital territory (FCT) high court to pay N50 million as compensation to Osimibibra Warmate for assaulting her at a sex-toy shop.

The police arraigned Abbo in 2019 before a magistrate court in Zuba, on a one-count charge for assaulting Warmate at a sex-toy shop in the federal capital.

Despite a video evidence of the incident, Abdullahi Ilelah, the magistrate, upheld the no-case submission filed by the lawmaker and dismissed the case.

However, Warmate proceeded to file a fundamental rights suit marked CV/2393/19 before the FCT high court.

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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 on Twitter.

”Remember that video of a Nigerian senator slapping/assaulting a young lady at a shop?

“Well, justice was served today with the court slamming the sum of N50M against the Senator. I am delighted to have represented that young lady in this suit. We say no more to oppression,” Nelson said.

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