Senate begins probe of Elisha Abbo over assault on nursing mother

Nigerian Senate
Nigerian Senate

The Senate has set up a committee to probe the assault of a lady by Senator Elisha Abbo.

In the video published on Tuesday,  Mr Abbo, 41, on May 11 assaulted a woman, said to be a nursing mother, after she defended an attendant at a sex toy shop in Abuja who was about to be arrested on claims that she had insulted the lawmaker.

Senate President Ahmad Lawan on Wednesday set up the committee which has two weeks to submit its report.

The ad hoc committee will be headed by a former governor of Ebonyi State, Sam Egwu.

Other members of the panel are Senators Oluremi Tinubu,  Mathew Urhoghide, Stella Oduah, Dauda Aliu Jika,  Sani Musa,  and Danladi Sankara.

Lawan constituted the panel following a point of order raised by the Senator representing Kaduna Central, Uba Sani.