Police Speaks On Photo Of IGP With Senator Abbo After Sex Toy Shop Assault

The Nigeria Police have spoken on a photo making rounds on the internet, of Senator Elisha Abbo holding a meeting with the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed A. Adamu.

The photo had gone viral few days after the senator had physically assaulted a nursing mother at a sex toy shop in Abuja.

Recall that Abbo had been invited by the police following the release of the closed circuit television (CCTV) footage of the incident.

Although the Senator Abbo had apologised to Nigerians, the phot had sparked fresh outage as Nigerians claimed that the police was giving preferential treatment to the lawmaker.

Reacting to the photo, the force, in a series of tweets on its verified Twitter page, urged Nigerians to disregard the picture.

According to the force, the picture was taken in Governor El-Rufai’s office when the IGP paid the Governor a courtesy visit during a Security meeting with the Northern Traditional Rulers in Kaduna on April 30th, 2019.

The post read: “The attention of the Nigeria Police Force has been drawn to a picture of Senator Abbo Elisha purportedly having a conversation with the Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, NPM, mni.

“Needless to state that the picture was taken in Governor El-Rufai’s office when the IGP paid the Governor a courtesy visit during a Security meeting with the Northern Traditional Rulers in Kaduna on April 30th, 2019.

“Whatever may be the motive behind the display of the picture at the time when the Senator is under investigation, be it known that the IGP, a public servant, interacts with every Nigerian, irrespective of their status, political leaning, tribe or religion, etc in the course of discharging his duties as the number one Cop of the Nation.

“The public should, therefore, disregard the obviously mischievous intentions of the author of the post.”