An Abuja High Court has ordered Senator Elisha Abbo, to pay N50m as damages to Osimibibra Warmate for assaulting her at a sex toy shop in Abuja.
Abbo is the lawmaker representing Adamawa North Senatorial at the National Assembly.
He had been caught on video in May 2019, assaulting Warmate.
In July 2020, a magistrate court in Zuba found the senator not guilty of criminal assault.
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However, not satisfied with the decision, Warmate proceeded to file a fundamental human right suit marked CV/2393/19 before the FCT High Court.
Delivering judgment on Monday, the judge found Abbo guilty and ordered him to pay the sum to the young lady.
This was disclosed on Monday by Lugard Tare-Otu and Nelson who identified themselves as Warmate’s lawyers
Nelson tweeted: “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!”
Lugard Tare-Otu wrote: “I was a leading member of the team, with @nellymacaroni which filed the Court papers in a civil suit between Ms. Warmate v. Senator Elisha Abbo, for the assault of Ms. Warmate at an adult shop in Abuja. Excited to announce, Court slammed damages of N50m against Senator Abbo today.”
