38,473 Signatures Garnered From Six Petitions Against Senator Elisha Abbo

July 3, 2019
226 Views

Six petitions against embattled Senator Elisha Abbo has garnered 38,473 signatures so far, The PUNCH can report.

The petitions range from ones calling for the prosecution of Abbo, who was seen in a surveillance camera at an adult toy shop in Abuja assaulting a nursing woman, to ones calling for an end to abuse on women and girls.

Since the video went viral on Tuesday, Nigerians have filed six petitions on popular petition platform, Change.org. As of the time of filing this report, the petitions had got 38, 473 signatures.

The petition with the highest number of signatures was started by one Daniel Adebayo.

In the petition, he said, Senate Elisha Abbo, who has benefitted from #NotTooYoungToRun movement and voted in as the youngest senator in Nigeria has acted irresponsibly by assaulting a helpless and defenceless nursing mother without provocation.

“As a senator, he is meant to be responsible, protect the right of Nigerians, instead he chooses to abuse and molest a defenceless citizen.

“His behaviour is abhorrent, completely unacceptable and totally condemnable.

“I am appealing to Nigerians to help sign this petition so that he can be prosecuted and brought to justice, as this will serve as a deterrent to others who might want to abuse power and perpetrate similar acts.”
He had a target of 50,000 signatures and had already garnered over 36,000 signatures, as of the time of filing this report.

Other petitions had titles like, “Recall of Senator Elisha Cliff Ishaku for assaulting a nursing mother in Abuja’, Prosecute Senator Elijah Cliff for aggravated assault’, Sign a petition to recall Sen. Elisha Abbo for physically assaulting a nursing mother,’ Justice for woman assaulted by senator Elisha Abbo, ‘End Abuse on women and girls’.

The Senator said the incident happened in March 2019.

The Senate and Inspector General of Police had ordered investigations into the incident.

You may be interested

Man City Suffer Double Injury Setbacks
Sports
1 views
Sports
1 views

Man City Suffer Double Injury Setbacks

Webby - November 2, 2024

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has provided an update on the fitness of John Stones and Ruben Dias following Saturday’s…

Former Flying Eagles Star Escapes Major Injury In Belgium
Sports
Sports

Former Flying Eagles Star Escapes Major Injury In Belgium

Webby - November 2, 2024

Nigeria winger Yira Sor is expected to return to action after the international break, reports Completesports.com.Sor sustained an injury in…

Raphinha: I Decided To Remain At Barca To Prove Doubters Wrong
Sports
1 views
Sports
1 views

Raphinha: I Decided To Remain At Barca To Prove Doubters Wrong

Webby - November 1, 2024

Barcelona star Raphinha says his decision to remain with the club is meant to prove doubters wrong.Recall that the Brazilian…

Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published.