ELISHA Abbo, a lawmaker at the Senate, has been caught on a leaked videotape assaulting a woman at an adult toys store in Abuja after she pleaded on behalf of the store’s owner.

The video, published by Premium Times on Tuesday, also shows the senator inviting policemen to arrest the assaulted woman whom he accused of disrespecting him. In his response, the lawmaker said the event took place in March and that he was coordinating his team in order to properly respond to the allegation.

Since its release, Nigerians have continued to call for Abbo’s recall, arrest, and prosecution. Ahmed Lawan, the Senate President, also set up a committee to investigate the incident and the Inspector-General of Police likewise ordered his arrest.

Following the uproar, Abbo eventually tendered an apology “with a deep sense of remorse and responsibility”, and said the episode has taught him “a very great lesson both as a private citizen and a public officer”.

But who really is he? Here’s what The ICIR discovered.

Ishaku Cliff Elisha Abbo describes himself on Facebook as “an incorrigible optimist, fearless visionary, a generational blessing, intelligent and compassionate”. He married Ojukwu Uche Eucharia Cheche in September 2006 and has two children.

The 41-year-old is today representing Adamawa-North senatorial district at the ninth assembly, and he is reputed to be the youngest serving senator.

He is described as an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) expert, and his LinkedIn profile states that he is the chief executive officer of DTC Ltd.

Accused of plotting to rig Ekiti elections
Last year, in the build-up to the gubernatorial elections, the Kayode Fayemi Campaign Organisation (KFCO) alleged that former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, was conniving with officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to rig.

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