Court Fixes August 20 For Abbo’s Trial - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 22, 2019
A Zuba Chief Magistrates’ Court Abuja, on Monday, fixed August 20, for the trial of Senator Elisha Abbo who allegedly assaulted a nursing woman in Abuja.
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Theoffence that bordered on criminal force and assault which is contrary tosection 263 and 264 of the penal code.
TheMagistrate, Abdullahi Ilelah, also ordered the prosecution counsel, to supplythe defendant’s counsel with all the materials he intends to rely on to defendhis client.
Ilelahadjourned the case until August 20 for hearing.
Earlier,the prosecution counsel told the court that Abbo was arraigned on July 8, basedon preliminary investigation.
Idachabatold the court that he received the case file late and the video that has goneviral is an electronically generated video which needed to be properlyinvestigated.
Heprayed the court to grant him an adjournment to complete investigation in thematter and to enable him to serve the defendant counsel all the materials heintends to rely on.