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July 8, 2019
The Senator representing Adamawa North SenatorialDistrict was granted bail on Monday by Senior Magistrate Abdullahi Ilellah.
This was after he was arraigned by the FederalCapital Territory police at Zuba Magistrate Court, Abuja.
He was granted bail in the sum of N5million and thesureties must have verifiable addresses within the Federal Capital Territory.
The case has since been adjourned to July 22nd for hearing.
Senator Abbo was arraigned on Monday on a one-countof assault which he pleaded not guilty.
He was arraigned after a video of him assaulting awoman went viral.
Senator Abbo is in the eye of a storm for attackingand beating up a woman who tried to prevent him and others with him fromassaulting another woman in a sex toy shop in Abuja.
The viral video of the assault sparked outrage withmany Nigerians calling for his prosecution.
Meanwhile, the Nigerian Senate has set up an ad-hoccommittee to investigate the case. Six men and two women were chosen as membersof the committee which will be headed by Senator Sam Egwu.