Former Adamawa North senator, Elisha Abbo, has denied claims that he was arrested by the police over the alleged rape of a 13-year-old schoolgirl.
The reports, which spread across social media on Wednesday, alleged that the ex-lawmaker was being detained at the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) in Abuja.
The allegations stemmed from an incident said to have occurred on June 29, 2025, at Abbo’s Katampe residence in Abuja.
According to the victim’s parents, he allegedly sent money to the family in an attempt to bury the case.
They further alleged that Senator Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed, popularly known as Binani, once visited their home to plead with them not to expose the scandal.
But Abbo has now dismissed the reports as false. In a telephone conversation with journalists, he described the story as “fake news” and a smear campaign sponsored by political enemies. “I am at home. I was never arrested. This is just another attempt to destroy my name,” the former senator stated.
The former senate member insisted he personally petitioned the police after a woman demanded N5 million from him, threatening to accuse him of rape if he failed to pay.
According to him, the police later invited both parties for questioning. He maintained that he was not in detention and urged the public to disregard what he called “cheap blackmail.”
Senator Abbo is not new to controversies. In 2019, he was caught on video physically assaulting a woman at a sex toy shop in Abuja, a case that sparked nationwide outrage. He has also been accused in the past of blackmail involving a married woman and a sex tape.