Senator Ishaku Abbo Denies Alleged Assault, Says He Is Not In Police Custody
Senator Ishaku Elisha Abbo, former representative of Adamawa North in the 9th and early 10th Senate, has denied claims that he is in custody at the Nigeria Police Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) in Abuja. He also rejected reports linking him to the alleged sexual assault of a 13-year-old secondary school student in June. Media reports on Thursday suggested that the senator had been taken into custody following accusations by the mother of the alleged victim. In a statement to journalists on Friday, Abbo said the reports were false and politically motivated. He confirmed that he was at his residence in Katampe Extension, Abuja, throughout Thursday and had not been at any police station. “The report is the handiwork of my political detractors. It is an orchestrated smear campaign to disturb my peace,” he said. Abbo acknowledged a separate matter in which he reported a woman who allegedly demanded N5 million from him to the FCID. Both parties were invited for questioning, but he expressed concern that unrelated stories have circulated weeks later. Online speculation claimed the senator assaulted a minor at his Katampe residence on June 29, 2025, and attempted to silence the family with money. The allegations also suggested that Senator Aishatu Binani, 2023 Adamawa governorship candidate, intervened to dissuade the family from pursuing the matter. This controversy adds to previous scandals in Abbo’s career, including a 2019 viral video showing him assaulting a woman at a sex toy shop in Abuja and earlier allegations of attempting to blackmail a married woman with an alleged sex tape.