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FIDA calls for recall, prosecution of Senator Abbo

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FIDA calls for recall, prosecution of Senator Abbo
Senator Elisha-ABBO

The International Federation of Women Lawyers ( FIDA ) Abuja Branch has called for the recall and prosecution of Senator Ishaku Elisha Abbo who allegedly beat up a woman. In a press statement signed by Rekia Rachael Adejo-Andrew (Mrs.)Chairperson, FIDA Abuja Branch , she stated that the attention of the group has been drawn to a video which went viral on social media on July 2, where a member of the newly inaugurated 9th National Assembly, Senator Ishaku Elisha Abbo representing Adamawa North Senatorial Area mercilessly beat up a young Nigerian woman in an adult toy shop in Wuse II, Abuja.

“FIDA Nigeria Abuja Branch joins in condemning completely the said act of the Senator. The act is wrong, unacceptable, archaic and criminal in nature. It is violence against a woman and clearly contravenes the express provisions of The Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act 2015 (which is operative in Abuja), Penal Code Law and other Laws. ” May we state that we are an interested party in the arrest, investigation, and prosecution of the Senator. It is therefore irrelevant and immaterial that he has tendered an apology.

The apology, as a matter of fact, is clearly an admission of commission of the crime. We accordingly call for his prosecution to serve as a deterrent to all and sundry who act with impunity and think that a woman can be beaten up at any time under any guise by a man more in the presence of his orderly a Law Enforcement Official. It is doubtful if he would have beaten the shop attendant or friend if she were a man.

“We submit that the act is despicable and most dishonorable particularly from a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Whist we call for his prosecution following his admission of commission of a crime, we recommend to his Constituency to set in motion the process of his recall from the Senate. We accordingly call on all the relevant Government agencies particularly The Nigeria Police Force and National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) to speedily set in motion the process of trial.

Whilst we commend the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the Senate for ordering his immediate arrest and setting up an investigative panel respectively, we nonetheless request his immediate prosecution. “As a group of Women Lawyers, we are committed to ensuring that all forms of violence against women and children are eradicated”.

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