Alleged rape: ‘I’m not in Police custody’ – Senator Abbo refutes allegation

By Henry Umoru

ABUJA- SENATOR Ishaku Elisha Abbo, who represented Adamawa North Senatorial District successful the 9th and opening of the 10th Senate, has said that helium is not astatine the Nigeria Police Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) successful Abuja arsenic being alleged.

The Senator besides denied reports linking him to raping a 13-year-old Secondary School pupil successful June this year.

Recall that media platforms reported yesterday that the embattled Senator was successful Police custody implicit the alleged rape of a 13-year-old Secondary School pupil connected the spot of an accusation levelled against him by the parent of the allegedly raped teenager.

In a swift absorption connected Friday greeting successful Abuja, Senator Abbo refuted the allegation successful its entirety, describing it arsenic baseless, unfounded and mischievous.

Senator Abbo, who reacted done a telephone speech with immoderate journalists covering the Senate, said helium was successful his Abuja residence (Katampe extension) passim Thursday and not wrong a constabulary station, fto unsocial constabulary custody.

He said, “The said study is handiwork of my governmental detractors. It is an orchestrated smear run to disturb my bid by governmental enemies.”

Senator Abbo who nevertheless admitted that helium precocious reported hopeless determination of a pistillate wealth monger successful his absorption to the Police who requested for N5million from him, said, “I personally reported the hopeless pistillate wealth monger to the Nigeria Police Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), wherever some of america were aboriginal invited for questioning, lone for maine to beryllium speechmaking oregon proceeding wholly antithetic communicative respective weeks aft now.”

Speculations surfaced online connected Thursday alleging that the ex-lawmaker was successful constabulary custody pursuing accusations that helium sexually assaulted a insignificant astatine his Katampe residence successful Abuja connected June 29, 2025.

The victim’s household besides claimed that Senator Abbo repeatedly tried to soundlessness them by sending wealth to the girl’s father, and further alleged that Senator Aishatu Binani, the 2023 Adamawa governorship candidate, visited them to dissuade them from pursuing the case.

The latest contention adds to a drawstring of scandals that person trailed Abbo’s governmental career.

Also, callback that successful 2019, the Senator made nationalist headlines aft a viral video showed him assaulting a pistillate astatine a enactment artifact store successful Abuja, conscionable arsenic helium was besides antecedently accused of attempting to blackmail a joined pistillate with an alleged enactment tape.

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